# fixture

/ˈfɪkstʃɝ/ (US) · /fˈɪkstʃɐ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/fixture
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 1. household installation

noun · CEFR B2

something that is permanently fixed in a house, like a bathtub or a sink, and stays there when the house is sold.

For teachers: a piece of personal property that has been attached to land or a building in such a way that it is legally considered part of the real property.

- The kitchen cabinets and the bathroom sink are considered fixtures of the house.
- The sales agreement clearly stated that all light fixtures and built-in appliances were included in the purchase price of the property.

Usage: Often used in the plural 'fixtures and fittings'.

### 2. scheduled sports match

noun · CEFR B1 · British English

a sports match or race that has been arranged for a specific time and place.

For teachers: a sporting event or match scheduled to take place on a particular date.

- The team has a difficult fixture against the league leaders next Saturday.
- The club secretary is responsible for coordinating the season's fixtures and ensuring that the stadium is available for every home game.

Teaching tip: This sense is very common in British and Commonwealth English but less frequent in American English, where 'game' or 'match' is preferred.

### 3. a regular person

noun · CEFR C1 · Informal

a person who is always at a certain place, so they seem like a permanent part of it.

For teachers: a person who is a long-standing or constant presence in a particular place or social circle.

- Old Mr. Henderson has been a fixture at this café for over twenty years.
- By the end of the decade, she had become a permanent fixture in the city's underground art scene, attending every major gallery opening.

### 4. software testing state

noun · CEFR C2 · Technical

a fixed set of data or a specific environment used to test software consistently.

For teachers: an environment or set of data used to provide a consistent baseline for running software tests.

- The developer created a test fixture to make sure the database worked correctly every time.
- The automation suite uses a shared fixture to ensure that each test case begins with the same initial database state.

### 5. to schedule a match

verb · CEFR C1 · Dialect

to arrange or schedule a sports match for a specific time.

For teachers: to schedule or appoint a sporting match for a particular date.

- The final game has been fixtured for the first weekend in May.
- The regional committee met to decide which venues would be fixtured for the upcoming championship tournament.

Teaching tip: This verb use is primarily found in Australian and New Zealand English.

## Examples

- The old wooden bookshelves are a permanent fixture in this library.
- After twenty years of service, the head librarian had become a fixture of the local community.
- When selling the property, the owners had to clarify which light fittings were considered fixtures and which were personal property to be removed before the closing date.

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