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== Other industries == |
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"À la carte" has also been adopted in other industries to refer to a sales model where customers are allowed to select individual components for purchase rather than being required to purchase predefined packages. A notable example is Leica Cameras "Leica À la carte" for their M-System <ref>[http://us.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/leica_a_la_carte/]</ref><ref>[http://www.siriusxm.com/subscriptions/alacartechoices Sirius A La Carte, a service offering a selection of audio channels]</ref><ref>[http://hiboomedia.com/services Web design "À la carte"]</ref><ref>[http://www.ceramicsalacarte.com/ Ceramics à la Carte, a business offering paint-your-own pottery]</ref><ref>[[A la carte cable television]]</ref> |
"À la carte" has also been adopted in other industries to refer to a sales model where customers are allowed to select individual components for purchase rather than being required to purchase predefined packages. A notable example is Leica Cameras "Leica À la carte" for their M-System <ref>[http://us.leica-camera.com/photography/m_system/leica_a_la_carte/]</ref><ref>[http://www.siriusxm.com/subscriptions/alacartechoices Sirius A La Carte, a service offering a selection of audio channels]</ref><ref>[http://hiboomedia.com/services Web design "À la carte"]</ref><ref>[http://www.ceramicsalacarte.com/ Ceramics à la Carte, a business offering paint-your-own pottery]</ref><ref>[[A la carte cable television]]</ref> ffg |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 12:46, 16 January 2012
À la carte (/[invalid input: 'icon']ælæˈkɑːrt/)[1] is a French language loan phrase meaning "according to the menu", and used in
- A reference to a menu of items priced and ordered separately, i.e. the usual operation of restaurants (In contrast to a table d'hôte, at which a menu with limited or no choice is served at a fixed price.)
- To order an item from the menu on its own, e.g. a steak without the potatoes and vegetables is steak a la carte
The phrase was adopted into English in 1826, predating by a decade the common use of the French language loanword "menu".[2][3]
Other industries
"À la carte" has also been adopted in other industries to refer to a sales model where customers are allowed to select individual components for purchase rather than being required to purchase predefined packages. A notable example is Leica Cameras "Leica À la carte" for their M-System [4][5][6][7][8] ffg
See also
- table d'hôte, the opposite of À la carte
- List of French words and phrases used by English speakers
- pro rata, a method of billing or other calculation based on proportional usage
References
- ^ "À la carte". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ Richard Bailey, Eating Words, Michigan Today, 13 May 2008.
- ^ Menu, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Houghton Mifflin
- ^ [1]
- ^ Sirius A La Carte, a service offering a selection of audio channels
- ^ Web design "À la carte"
- ^ Ceramics à la Carte, a business offering paint-your-own pottery
- ^ A la carte cable television