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fixtures and fittings
items that are usually sold together with a property eg carpets, cooker, shower etc
Fixtures and fittings from Liverpool's oldest department store are being sold off before it closes its doors for the final time.
Phrase Bank
- A couple who found many fixtures and fittings had been taken from their new Essex home won compensation from the previous owners.
- Original fixtures and fittings can be found at pubs across Wales.
- The fixtures and fittings at the closed theater were auctioned despite a campaign to keep them intact.
- After the wreckage was recovered the police discovered that valuable fixtures and fittings had been stolen from the boat before it sank.
Additional Notes
- There are no set definitions for what constitutes a fixture or a fitting, but generally a fixture is understood to be any item that is bolted to the floor or walls, and a fitting to be any item that is free standing or hung by a nail or hook.