Meaning

5 senses

  1. For each.

    Admission is £10 per person.

    miles per gallon

    je

    вv

    наna

  2. To each, in each (used in expressing ratios of units).

    12 inches per foot

    100 centimeters per meter

    pro

    вv

    вv, заza

  3. By the, through the (with name of body part in Latin).

    Introduce the endoscope per nasum.

    The medication is to be administered per os.

  4. In accordance with, as per.

    I parked my car at the curb per your request.

    Implement a program that computes the approximate grade level needed to comprehend some text, per the below.

    gemäß

    согла́сноsoglásno, поpo

  5. According to.

    Bucks trading for Patrick Beverley, per sources

    The Heat were too close to the luxury tax line -- $1.6 million over before this trade, per ESPN's Bobby Marks

Examples

378 sentences

  1. How much is the rent per month?

    Яка місячна орендна платня? — deniko

    ruКакова месячная рента? — Hellerick

    deWas kostet die Miete pro Monat? — Espi

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  2. How much are eggs per dozen?

    Скільки коштує дюжина яєць? — deniko

    ruПочём дюжина яиц? — sharptoothed

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  3. How much does that cost per day?

    Скільки це коштує на день? — aandrusiak

    ruСколько это стоит в день? — JeNNeR

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  4. How many books do you read per month?

    Скільки книг на місяць ти читаєш? — uaspeaker

    ruСколько книг в месяц ты читаешь? — timsa

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  5. What do you charge per hour?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
for each:
used in expressing ratios of units:
Русский
By meaning 3
via:
for each:
in accordance with:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
via:
for each:
used in expressing ratios of units:
in accordance with:

Origin

From Latin per (“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European *per. Doublet of par.

From Latin per (“through, during”), from Proto-Indo-European *per. Doublet of par.

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
anA1aA1pp./⅌

Word family

33 related words
DerivedperhapsA2pay-per-clickpay-per-installpay-per-viewper accidensper aliaper annumper anumper bendper capitaper centumper chevronper chiefper contraper curiamper diemper fessper impossibileper mensempermyriadper nasumper nocteper paleper pall

Collocations

10 patterns
  • miles miles per
  • per month
  • per hour
  • per person
  • kilometers per
  • are per person
  • miles per
  • per day
  • per week
  • dollars per

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pepperA2peppercornpeppermintpepperoniperceiveB2percentB1
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