à la carte

Dictionary: à la carte a la carte (ä'lə kärt', ăl'ə) pronunciation

also adv. & adj.
With a separate price for each item on the menu.

[French : à, by + la, the + carte, menu.]

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Meal chosen from a list of foods and dishes available rather than from a set menu or meal (table d'hôte).

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[ah lah KAHRT] A menu term signifying that each item is priced separately. See also prix fixe; table d'hôte.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices

The adjective a la carte has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item
Antonym: table d'hote (meaning #1)

The adverb a la carte has one meaning:

Meaning #1: by ordering items listed individually on a menu

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