menu

Everyday

1. A menu is a list of the food and drinks you can choose in a café or restaurant. tree →
2. A menu is the food planned for a meal or a day. tree →
3. On a computer or phone, a menu is a list of choices on the screen. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, pupils read menus to choose and pay; in maths problems, menus with prices are used for adding costs and giving change. In computing, you open a menu and click an option. Phrases: "on the menu", "kids' menu", "set menu", "drop-down menu", "main menu".

Examples

• Can we see the menu, please? tree →
• Fish and chips is on the menu today. tree →
• The kids' menu has pizza and pasta. tree →
• The school lunch menu changes every week. tree →
• Click the menu and choose "Save". tree →
• Using the menu, work out the cost of two burgers and a drink. tree →
• Go back to the main menu to start the game. tree →

Note

Countable: menus (not menues). Comes from French. In maths problems, read prices carefully: £, $, pence and cents.