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menu
[men-yoo]
a list of the dishes that can be ordered in a restaurant or that will be served at a formal meal; bill of fare.
Ask the waiter for a menu.
the dishes themselves.
First on the menu was a delicious broccoli soup.
any list or set of items, activities, etc., from which to choose.
What's on the menu this weekend—golf, tennis, swimming?
Digital Technology., a list of options available to a user, as displayed on a screen or listed in a recorded telephone greeting.
From the main menu at the top of the window, select Tools and then Internet Options.
to make available for ordering at a restaurant.
There will be one entrée and one salad menued each day.
Some casual restaurants have begun menuing alcoholic beverages.
menu
/ ˈmɛnjuː /
a list of dishes served at a meal or that can be ordered in a restaurant
a list of options displayed on a visual display unit from which the operator selects an action to be carried out by positioning the cursor or by depressing the appropriate key
Other Word Forms
- menued adjective
- menuing noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of menu1
Example Sentences
Pressured by rising labor and ingredient costs, many fast-food chains have aggressively raised menu prices to offset the inputs—a move that has pushed many diners away.
But that time, the first of many, I chose to forgo the traditional sharing of turkey and toxic dysfunction for the promise of a tension-free Thanksgiving dinner based on a menu I designed.
Sit in a dim restaurant with someone over 60, and you might hear, "Hold on -- let me pull out my cell phone. I need more light to read the menu!"
I studied the pages like scripture — cross-referencing crust ratios, comparing jam methods, building a menu as though I were prepping for an exam.
After years of nudging menu prices higher, fast-food chains and other restaurants have tried to win over customers with bigger value deals.
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