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apiece

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a·piece  (-ps)
adv.
To or for each one; each: There is enough bread for everyone to have two slices apiece.

[Middle English a pece : a, a; see a2 + pece, piece; see piece.]

apiece [əˈpiːs]
adv
(postpositive) for, to, or from each one they were given two apples apiece
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.apiece - to or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each"

apiece
adverb each, individually, separately, for each, to each, respectively, from each, severally He and I had two fish apiece.
together, overall, collectively, all together, en masse, as a group
Translations
apiece [əˈpiːs] ADV (= for each person) → cada uno/a; (= for each thing) → cada uno/a
they had a gun apiecetenía cada uno un revólver
he gave them an apple apiecedio una manzana a cada uno
the rule is a dollar apiecela regla es un dólar por cabeza or persona

apiece [əˈpiːs] adv
(= for each person) → chacun(e)
(= for each item) → chacun(e)

apiece
advpro Stück; (= per person)pro Person; I gave them two apieceich gab ihnen je zwei; they had two cakes apiecesie hatten jeder zwei Kuchen

apiece [əˈpiːs] advciascuno/a
he gave them £10 apiece → ha dato loro dieci sterline (per) ciascuno
these pens sell at 90p apiece → queste penne si vendono a 90 pence l'una

apiece
adv apiece [əˈpiːs]
to, for, by etc each one of a group They got two chocolates apiece. elk لِكُل واحِد на парче každý hver; per styk pro Person ο καθένας cada uno, por cabeza igaühele, nina peale هر نفر kullekin chacun, une כָּל אֶחָד प्रत्येक po osobi egyenként masing-masing hver, hvor, á mann ciascuno めいめいに 각각 kiekvienas, kiekvienam katram; gabalā masing-masing elk, per stuk stykket, (til) hver, per person dla każdego, na osobę cada um fie­care на каждого každý vsak (po) svaki, po osobi per styck, per man, var แต่ละ her birine, adam başına 每人 поштучно کسی گروہ کو ہر حصہ mẩu; cái


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So one morning they were given a quarter apiece and a roll with a sausage in it, and, with their minds top-heavy with good advice, were sent out to make their way to the city and learn to sell newspapers.
Up the street apiece he broke silence and said impressively: "It was a lie--that is my opinion of it
Certain cannon-shots in the Federal war cost one thousand dollars apiece.
 
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