
[French : à, by + la, the + carte, menu.]
Meal chosen from a list of foods and dishes available rather than from a set menu or meal (table d'hôte).
[ah lah KAHRT] A menu term signifying that each item is priced separately. See also prix fixe; table d'hôte.

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À la carte (
/ælæˈkɑrt/)[1] is a French language loan phrase meaning "according to the menu", and used in
The phrase was adopted into English in 1826, predating by a decade the common use of the French language loanword "menu".[2][3]
"À la carte" has also been adopted in other industries to refer to a sales model where customers are allowed to select individual components for purchase rather than being required to purchase predefined packages. A notable example is Leica Cameras "Leica À la carte" for their M-System [4][5][6][7][8]
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