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A la carte

noun

A menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices.

adjective

(of a restaurant meal) having unlimited choices with a separate price for each item. Antonym: table d'hote.

adverb

By ordering items listed individually on a menu.

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"A la carte" Quotes from Famous Books

... Mr. Morgan. "It's that picture I sent an agent to Europe to buy. I just thought about it. He cabled me to-day that it ain't to be found in all Italy. I'd pay $50,000 to-morrow for that picture—yes, $75,000. I give the agent a la carte in purchasing it. I cannot understand why the art galleries will ...

— Strictly Business • O. Henry

... autres nous appellons Layaste, parce qu'en effet c'est la ville d'Ayas qui lui donne son nom. Il s'etend entre deux montagnes, et s'avance dans les terres l'espace d'environ quinze milles. Sa largeur a l'occident m'a paru etre de douze; mais sur cet article je m'en rapporte a la carte marine. ...

— The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, - and Discoveries of The English Nation, Volume 10 - Asia, Part III • Richard Hakluyt