À la carte
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À la carte is a French language loan phrase meaning "according to the menu", and used in
- is reference to a menu of items priced and ordered separately, i.e. the usual operation of restaurants (In contrast to a table d'hôte, at which a menu with limited or no choice is served at a fixed price.)
- To order an item from the menu on its own, e.g. a steak without the potatoes and vegetables is steak à la carte
The phrase was adopted into English in 1826, predating by a decade the common use of the French language loanword "menu".
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See also
- Made to measure
- table d'hôte, the opposite of À la carte
- List of French words and phrases used by English speakers
- pro rata, a method of billing or other calculation based on proportional usage
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