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.

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.

[Latin; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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per

(pɜː; unstressed pə)

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.

Translations

في كُلكلَّ، في كُلِّلِكُلِّلِكُل

naza

perfor hverom

pro

ανά τοις

por

perjokainenkauttamukaisesti

par à au dans en

személyenként

a per tramite al

･･･につき

...당

kiekvienamprocentas

uz/parvienāvienam, katram

per

ต่อ

başına-deher biri içinsırasında

cho mỗi

每每一每个

per

[pɜːʳ] PREP → por
per annum → al año
we shall proceed as per instructions → procederemos de acuerdo con las instrucciones
as per invoice → de acuerdo con or según la factura
£10 per dozen → 10 libras la docena
30 miles per gallon → 30 millas por cada galón
per head → por cabeza
per head of population → por habitante
60 miles per hour → 60 millas por hora
per person → por persona
£15 per person per night → 15 libras por persona y por noche
per se → de por sí
£7 per week → 7 libras a la semana
see also per cent, usual A

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per

[ˈpɜː^r] prep

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

(speed) miles per hour → miles à l'heure
30 miles per hour → trente miles à l'heure

(charge, cost) a cost of 45p per photograph → le prix de 45 pence par photo
per day → par jour
per hour [pay, cost] → de l'heure, l'heure
£10 per hour → 10 livres de l'heure
cost per hour → coût m horaire
Typical costs per hour run from 40 to 60 → Le coût horaire varie généralement de 40 à 60 dollars.

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

as per (= according to) → conformément à
as per your instructions → conformément à vos instructions
as per instructions → conformément aux consignes

per

prep → pro; £500 per annum → £ 500 im or pro Jahr; 60 km per hour → 60 Stundenkilometer, 60 km pro Stunde or in der Stunde; £2 per dozen → das Dutzend für £ 2, £ 2 das Dutzend; £5 per copy → £ 5 pro or je Exemplar, £ 5 für jedes Exemplar; as per → gemäß (+dat); per se → an sich, per se (geh) ? usual

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per

[pɜːʳ] prep → per, a
£7 per week/dozen → 7 sterline la or alla settimana/dozzina
per day → al giorno
per week → alla settimana
per head or person → a testa, a or per persona
per hour → all'ora, orario/a
per kilo → al or il chilo
per pro (by proxy) → per procura
as per your instructions → secondo le vostre istruzioni

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.

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 每

per

prep. por;

___ rectum → ___ el recto, ___ vía rectal.

per

prep por; beats — minute latidos por minuto