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 Today Près des Prés serves French cuisine with a prix fixe menu that Chef Abigail Duck changes monthly. Brennan Long, Southern Living, 26 July 2024 This local eatery serves a five-course prix fixe menu featuring all of the local food the Central Valley is famous for. Outside Online, 24 July 2024 The tasting room is a more intimate experience: a 10-course, prix fixe menu with a view of the open kitchen. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2024 Millwright’s, 77 West St. in Simsbury, offers a prix fixe Mother’s Day menu on Sunday May 12, $73 for adults, $37 for children under 10, plus tax and tip. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 8 May 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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“Prix fixe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prix%20fixe. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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