prix fixe

noun

: a complete meal offered at a fixed price
also : the price charged

Examples of prix fixe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Live music will be at the spots, with several tables designated for order served on real plates, drinks in glassware, candles, floral arrangements and a couple of prix fixe tasting menus featuring its limited-time Korean-style items. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 Some places are offering specials and prix fixe menus in addition to their normal brunch to celebrate. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 11 May 2024 There are breakfast, brunch and dinner specials, and some places will have prix fixe menus. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024 For Louisville Restaurant Week, many participants will offer prix fixe three-course menus for prices including $26, $36, or $46. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prix fixe 

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Word History

Etymology

French, fixed price

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prix fixe was in 1851

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Cite this Entry

“Prix fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prix%20fixe. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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