Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
fixed charges — Costs that do not vary with changes in output and would continue even if a firm produced no output at all, such as most management expenses, interests on bonded debt, depreciation, property taxes, and other irreducible overhead. Dictionary from… … Law dictionary
fixed charges — plural noun Overheads such as interest payments, allowance for depreciation, and fixed costs, which do not vary with the volume of business done • • • Main Entry: ↑fix … Useful english dictionary
fixed charges — Overhead charges O ver*head char ges, Overhead expenses O ver*head expenses, etc. (Accounting) Those general charges or expenses in any business which cannot be charged up as belonging exclusively to any particular part of the work or product, as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fixed charges — charges that must be paid regularly (by a business or individual) with no connection to the amount of business done (i.e. taxes, rent, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
fixed charges — Costs that do not vary with changes in output and would continue even if firm produced no output at all, such as most management expenses, interests on bonded debt, depreciation, property taxes, and other irreducible overhead. Seattle Rendering… … Black's law dictionary
fixed charges — Costs that do not vary with changes in output and would continue even if firm produced no output at all, such as most management expenses, interests on bonded debt, depreciation, property taxes, and other irreducible overhead. Seattle Rendering… … Black's law dictionary
EBITDA To Fixed Charges — A ratio used to measure a company s ability to incur additional debt or its ability to pay off existing debt. The ratio is usually measured as EBITDA over fixed charges over a trailing four quarter period. In this ratio, fixed charges generally… … Investment dictionary
fixed charge coverage ratio — USA The ratio of EBITDA to interest expense and scheduled principal payments on debt for borrowed money. Fixed charges may also include rent payments, required dividends and capital expenditures. This financial ratio measures the company s… … Law dictionary
Fixed charge coverage — The ratio of earnings available to pay so called fixed charges to such fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest on funded debt, including leases, plus the related amortizations of debt discount, premium, and expense. Earnings available for … Energy terms
Fixed Charge — Any type of fixed expense that recurs on a regular basis. Fixed charges can include insurance, salaries, utilities, vehicle payments, loan payments and mortgage payments. These charges allow both individuals and businesses to create more… … Investment dictionary
