Fixing may refer to: * The present participle of the verb "to fix", an action meaning maintenance, repair, and operations * "fixing someone up" in the context of arranging or finding a social date for someone * "Fixing", craving an

addictive drug Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use oft ...

, hence "getting your fix" or "jonesing" (from the 1960s) *

Match fixing In organized sports, match fixing is the act of playing or officiating a match with the intention of achieving a pre-determined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, ...

, to illegally predetermine the outcome of a sporting event or other contest, also can be referred to as "the fix" as in the common phrase "the fix is in" *

Price fixing Price fixing is an anticompetitive agreement between participants on the same side in a market to buy or sell a product, service, or commodity only at a fixed price, or maintain the market conditions such that the price is maintained at a given ...

, an agreement between business competitors to sell the same product or service at the same price

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* Spaying and neutering, often called "fixing" or the sterilization of an animal

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