prix fixe

noun

ˈprē-ˈfēks 

-ˈfiks

: a complete meal offered at a fixed price

also : the price charged

Examples of prix fixe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The event will feature a five-course prix fixe meal with a menu created by James Beard award finalist and the first-ever indigenous contestant on the cooking program Chopped Chef Crystal Wahpepah of Wahpepah’s Kitchen in Oakland. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Food and drink The original hotel was known for its food offerings, and The Stavrand pays homage to that history with its own four-course prix fixe menu featuring ingredients from the property's garden. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Here, in alphabetical order, are the 15 participating restaurants and their prix fixe menus. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2026

Some people had to adjust to its prix fixe menu, but soon everyone recognized the vision. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French, fixed price

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prix fixe

• chopsticks
• picnics
• reliques
• toothpicks
• yardsticks
• biopolitics
• bolsheviks
• candlesticks
• crucifix
• intermix
• lunatics
• mensheviks

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