fixings

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the preparations, arrangements, equipment, or supplies needed for an activity or occasion

   They completed the fixings for the celebration before the guests arrived.

2. 2
   noun

   the side dishes, condiments, and other accompaniments traditionally served with a meal

   We ordered roast turkey with all the fixings.

3. 3
   noun

   the ingredients needed to prepare a dish or meal

   She packed the fixings for a salad in a separate container.

The plural of fixing, formed from fix + -ing. The broad sense covers things prepared or supplied for an undertaking; the especially North American food senses developed for ingredients and the customary extras served with a meal.

Topics