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a 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of a la carte in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of a la carte in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of a la carte in a Sentence

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver:

    We won't just give carte blanche to Peter.

  5. Matthew McGill:

    Congress' intention was not to give them carte blanche.


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