per

per

to, for, or by each: one ticket per person; according to: per our agreement

Not to be confused with:

purr – soft, vibrant sound made by a cat: She will sit in my lap and purr.

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per

 (pûr)

prep. Informal

1. To, for, or by each; for every: Gasoline once cost 40 cents per gallon.

2. According to; by: Changes were made to the manuscript per the author's instructions.

3. By means of; through.

adv. Informal

1. For each one; apiece: sold the cookies for one dollar per.

2. Per hour: was driving at 60 miles per.


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per

(pɜː; unstressed)

determiner

for every: three pence per pound.

prep

1. (esp in some Latin phrases) by; through

2. as per according to: as per specifications.

3. as per usual informal as usual

[C15: from Latin: by, for each]


PER

(in Britain) abbreviation for

(Professions) Professional Employment Register

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per

(pɜr; unstressed pər)

prep.

1. for or in each or every; a or an: Membership costs $10 per year.

2. according to; in accordance with: I delivered the box per your instructions.

3. by means of; by; through: Send it per messenger.

adv.

4. Informal. each; for each one: The charge was five dollars per.

Idioms:

as per, according to; in accordance with: arranged as per instructions.

[1580–90; < Latin: through, by, for, for each. See for]

usage: per meaning “for each” occurs chiefly in technical or statistical contexts: miles per gallon; cost per person. It is also common in sports commentary: 16 points per quarter.A or an is often considered more suitable in nontechnical use. per or as per meaning “according to” is sometimes criticized and is rare in edited writing.

per-

1. a prefix meaning “through,” “thoroughly,” “utterly,” “very”: pervert; pervade; perfect.

2. a prefix used in the names of inorganic acids and their salts that possess the maximum amount of the element specified in the base word: percarbonic (H2C2O5) acid; potassium permanganate (KMnO4).

[< Latin, prefixal use of per per]

Per.

1. Persia.

2. Persian.

per.

1. percentile.

2. period.

3. person.

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Translations

في كُلكلَّ، في كُلِّلِكُلِّلِكُل

naza

perfor hverom

perjokainenkauttamukaisesti

po

személyenként

á

・・・につき

...당

kiekvienamprocentas

uz/parvienāvienam, katram

per

ต่อ

başına-deher biri içinsırasında

cho mỗi

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per

[ˈpɜːr] prep

(= each) → par
per person → par personne
per week → par semaine
per day → par jour

(with units of measurement) per kilo → le kilo
per metre → le mètre

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per

(pəː) preposition

1. out of. We have less than one mistake per page.

2. for each. The dinner will cost $15 per person.

3. in each. six times per week.

per cent (pəˈsent) adverb

, noun (often written % with figures) (of numbers, amounts etc) stated as a fraction of one hundred. Twenty-five per cent of one hundred and twenty is thirty; 25% of the people did not reply to our letters.

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per

لِكُلِّ na per pro ανά por per par po a ・・・につき ...당 per per przez por из расчета на per ต่อ başına cho mỗi

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per

prep. por;

___ rectum___ el recto, ___ vía rectal.

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per

prep por; beats — minute latidos por minuto

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