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À la carte

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. a la carteadjective

    a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices

  2. a la carteadverb

    (of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item

  3. a la carteadverb

    by ordering items listed individually on a menu

    "we ate a la carte"

Wiktionary

  1. a la carteadverb

    Normal spelling of à la carte; on the menu.

  2. à la carteadverb

    By ordering individually priced items from the menu

  3. à la carteadjective

    allowing selection from a fixed list of individually priced options shown on the menu

Wikipedia

  1. a la carte

    À la carte is a French expression meaning "from the card", and is used in restaurant terminology.

ChatGPT

  1. a la carte

    A la carte is a French phrase meaning "according to the card", typically used in restaurants to refer to ordering individual dishes from a menu rather than ordering a pre-set meal. It allows customers to choose specifically what they want to eat from a selection of individual dishes.

  2. a la carte

    A la carte is a French phrase that refers to a menu style in which each individual dish or item is separately priced and ordered, rather than being part of a set meal. It allows customers to choose only those dishes or items they want. This method is often used in restaurants, hotels, and other food services.

  3. a la carte

    A la carte refers to a system where items or services from a menu or list are priced and ordered separately, rather than being included in a set package or meal. Used particularly in the context of restaurants and hotels, it allows customers to choose exactly what they want.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of À LA CARTE in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of À LA CARTE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of À LA CARTE in a Sentence

  1. Jean Asselborn:

    Recognising Palestine as a state would be neither a favour nor a carte blanche but rather a mere recognition of the right of the Palestinian people to its own state, it would not be meant against Israel.

  2. Dennis Tajer:

    For now we want to get our safety experts in these unicorn simulators to show us what the software fix does, when it comes to safely issues, it has to be a full-course meal, nothing a la carte.

  3. Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver:

    We won't just give carte blanche to Peter.

  4. James Corden:

    I think in the time slot we're in, we have a carte blanche in a way to make a looser show and for it to feel like a more fun environment.

  5. Gonzalo Rodriguez:

    Lots of people flip out over good street art these days and if your business has something really cool painted on it people acknowledge you more, i gave the artist carte blanche to do whatever he wanted. I just told him it should have a Latin American feel to it.


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