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- Dictionaryper-/pəː/
prefix
- 1. through; all over: "perforation"
- 2. having the maximum proportion of some element in combination: "peroxide"
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PER definition: 1. used when expressing rates, prices, or measurements to mean "for each": 2. used when expressing…. Learn more.
The meaning of PER is by the means or agency of : through. How to use per in a sentence. Using Per as a Preposition: Usage Guide
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. Buses and trains use much less fuel per person than cars. 3.
(Definition of per from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 每，每一… por… दर / प्रत्येकी… ～当たり, ～につき… her biri, her biri için, başına… par, de… per… விகிதங்கள், விலைகள் அல்லது அளவீடுகளை வெளிப்படுத்தும் போது "ஒவ்வொன்றிற்கும்"என்று பொருள்படும்… प्रति, दर, भाव या माप के लिए प्रयुक्त… પ્રત્યેકને, દરે, પ્રતિ… per, for hver, om…
Definition of per preposition in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
The speed limit is 35 miles per hour. The car gets 32 miles per gallon. He averages 15 points per game. Per your advice, I accepted their offer. The work was done as per [= according to] your instructions.
per (pûr; unstressed pər), prep. for every: Membership costs ten dollars per year. This cloth is two dollars per yard. through: I am sending the recipe per messenger. in accordance with: I delivered the box per your instructions. Latin: through, by, for, for each. See for.
PER meaning: 1. used when expressing rates, prices, or measurements to mean "for each": 2. used when expressing…. Learn more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English per per / pə; strong pɜː $ pər strong pɜːr / S3 W1 preposition 1 → per hour/day/week etc 2 AMOUNT for each How much does it cost per kilo? rooms costing £40 per night Admission is £9.95 per adult. My car does 12 miles per litre (= for each litre of petrol).
