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prix fixe

noun

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

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Make a whole night out of the last day of 2025 by starting with a four-course prix fixe meal at Fahrenheit, featuring sea bass, filet and king crab, stuff lobster and more. Evan Moore november 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Nov. 2025 This could make eating out an attractive alternative for consumers, especially with some chains offering prix fixe deals. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025 Day, whose prix fixe menus earned him a James Beard Award semifinalist nod in 2024, says neighbors welcomed his fine—but not fussy—culinary vision with open arms. Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025 Why aren’t nursing contracts more like prix fixe menus? Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for prix fixe

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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“Prix fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prix%20fixe. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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