prix fixen.

Brit.

/ˌpriː ˈfɪks/,

/ˌpriː ˈfiːks/, U.S.

/ˈˌpri ˈfiks/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prix fixe.

Etymology: < French prix fixe fixed price (1690), fixed-price meal in a restaurant (1831 or earlier) < prix price n. + fixe fixed (see fix adj.).The French phrase is occasionally attested earlier in its literal sense ‘fixed price’ in English contexts, e.g.:1787 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 19 Nov. (1997) I. 686 P[ai]d. for 12. ivory handled knives at the Prix fixe 36f.

A meal served in a hotel or restaurant at a fixed price, typically including several courses; a table d'hôte meal (cf. à la carte adj. and adv.); (occasionally) the selection of dishes available for a fixed price. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > meal at fixed price

penny-commons1615

table d'hôte1821

prix fixe1851

1851 Harper's Mag. Sept. 530/2 We had experienced dinners both princely and penurious..and even with unparalleled hardihood had ventured into the regions of the prix-fixe.

1883 R. L. Stevenson in Mag. of Art 6 274/2 You taste the food of all nations in the various restaurants; passing from a French prix-fixe, where every one is French, to a roaring German ordinary where every one is German.

1916 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 22 Jan. 7/3 (advt.) The Lima House announces a special noonday meal from 12 to 2.30, at 50 cents. Our evening ‘prix fixe’ dinner, at 75 cents, will just suit you.

1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xiv. 82 Prevent customers who prefer the prix-fixe from choosing more expensive things than the price will stand.

1986 Gourmet June 120/3 The management throws a bone to the concertgoers in the form of a prix fixe pretheater menu.

2002 Time Out N.Y. 22 Aug. 13/1 The supercheap $12 prix fixe entitles you to a drink..and a generous entrée.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prix fixe
释义	prix fixen. Brit. /ˌpriː ˈfɪks/, /ˌpriː ˈfiːks/, U.S. /ˈˌpri ˈfiks/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prix fixe. Etymology: < French prix fixe fixed price (1690), fixed-price meal in a restaurant (1831 or earlier) < prix price n. + fixe fixed (see fix adj.).The French phrase is occasionally attested earlier in its literal sense ‘fixed price’ in English contexts, e.g.:1787 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 19 Nov. (1997) I. 686 P[ai]d. for 12. ivory handled knives at the Prix fixe 36f. A meal served in a hotel or restaurant at a fixed price, typically including several courses; a table d'hôte meal (cf. à la carte adj. and adv.); (occasionally) the selection of dishes available for a fixed price. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > meal at fixed price penny-commons1615 table d'hôte1821 prix fixe1851 1851 Harper's Mag. Sept. 530/2 We had experienced dinners both princely and penurious..and even with unparalleled hardihood had ventured into the regions of the prix-fixe. 1883 R. L. Stevenson in Mag. of Art 6 274/2 You taste the food of all nations in the various restaurants; passing from a French prix-fixe, where every one is French, to a roaring German ordinary where every one is German. 1916 Lima (Ohio) Daily News 22 Jan. 7/3 (advt.) The Lima House announces a special noonday meal from 12 to 2.30, at 50 cents. Our evening ‘prix fixe’ dinner, at 75 cents, will just suit you. 1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xiv. 82 Prevent customers who prefer the prix-fixe from choosing more expensive things than the price will stand. 1986 Gourmet June 120/3 The management throws a bone to the concertgoers in the form of a prix fixe pretheater menu. 2002 Time Out N.Y. 22 Aug. 13/1 The supercheap $12 prix fixe entitles you to a drink..and a generous entrée. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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