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PER definition: 1. used when expressing rates, prices, or measurements to mean "for each": 2. used when expressing…. Learn more.
1. : by the means or agency of : through. per bearer. 2. : with respect to every member of a specified group : for each. 3. : according to often used with as. per instructions. as per usual. Using Per as a Preposition: Usage Guide.
Definition of 'per' per. (pɜːʳ ) 1. preposition A2. You use per to express rates and ratios. For example, if something costs £50 per year, you must pay £50 each year for it. If a vehicle is travelling at 40 miles per hour, it travels 40 miles each hour. Social Security refused to pay her more than £17 per week.
preposition. uk strong / pɜː r/ weak / pə r/ us. Add to word list Add to word list. A2. for each: Our hotel room costs $60 per night. The speed limit is 100 kilometres per hour. The wedding dinner will cost £30 per head (= for each person). Fewer examples. They work an average of 30.5 hours per week. The plane is cruising at 500 miles per hour.
Definition of per preposition in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Per meaning a or an or for each occurs chiefly in technical or statistical contexts: miles per gallon; work-hours per week; feet per second; gallons of beer per person per year. It is also common in sports commentary: He averaged 16 points per quarter.
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You use per to talk about each one of something. For example, if a vehicle is travelling at 40 miles per hour, it travels 40 miles each hour.
PER meaning: 1. used when expressing rates, prices, or measurements to mean "for each": 2. used when expressing…. Learn more.
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. [Latin; see per in Indo-European roots.]
