prix fixe

[ pree-fiks; French pree feeks ]

/ ˈpri ˈfɪks; French pri ˈfiks /

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noun, plural prix fixes

[pree-fiks; French pree feeks]. /ˈpri ˈfɪks; French pri ˈfiks/.

a fixed price charged for any meal chosen from the variety listed on the menu.

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Origin of prix fixe

Borrowed into English from French around 1880–85

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prix fixe

prix fixe , prefix

Words nearby prix fixe

privy chamber, privy coat, privy council, privy purse, privy seal, prix fixe, Prix Goncourt, prize, prize court, prizefight, prize flag

How to use prix fixe in a sentence

We would choose restaurants that advertised dishes like Lobster Thermador, Champagne Ravioli, or Boeuf Bourguignon, but would invariably select the traditional turkey dinner with dressing and all the trimmings from the prix fixe menu.
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Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons This novel won the literary Prix Femina Étranger.
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The 69-year-old Modiano is well known, even celebrated, in France, where he has previously been awarded the coveted Prix Goncourt.
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“I have always been attracted to the darker side,” she told fIXE.
The Black Widow of Silicon Valley|Michael Daly|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The French translation won Le testament casche and the Cezan Prix Litteraire.
Sebastian Barry, Ireland’s Greatest Living Writer, Speaks for the Voiceless|Allen Barra|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The highest level is the Grand Prix, which is practiced at the Olympics.
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Il vaut bien son prix: mais il faut toujours eviter les despenses inutiles.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
From him I learned that the occasion was neither a full-dress ball nor a chance gathering of a jour fixe, but a musical matinee.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Among the competitors were my father and the painter Drouais, whose remarkable picture gained him the Grand Prix.
Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music|Charles Gounod
At Dijon he had competed for the Prix de Rome, and had been so simple as to make a sketch for one of his rivals.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther
He avoided association even with scholars who had taken the Prix de Rome.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther

British Dictionary definitions for prix fixe

prix fixe

/ (French pri fiks) /

noun plural prix fixes (fiks)

a fixed price charged for one of a set number of meals offered on a menuCompare à la carte, table d'hôte

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prix fixe

Origin of prix fixe

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