prix fixe

noun

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

Examples of prix fixe in a Sentence

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Ella Dining Room and Bar, 1131 K St. in Sacramento, is serving up a prix fixe menu for Valentine’s Day. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025 The biannual food event features restaurants offering prix fixe menus at special prices, running through Feb. 1. Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Among the choices for lunch at its sleek new Ristorante is Dover sole, on a prix fixe menu of two courses for $70, three for $90 and four for $120. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024 Dining options include prix fixe menus at Bourbon Steak, Mimo, Geist and more. Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 17 Dec. 2024 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 20 Feb. 2025.

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