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per

Syllabification: (per)
Pronunciation: /pər/
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Definition of per

preposition

  • 1for each (used with units to express a rate):a gas station that charges $1.29 per gallon
  • 2 archaic by means of:send it per express
  • 3 (as per) in accordance with:made as per instructions
  • 4 Heraldry divided by a line in the direction of:per bend per pale per saltire

Phrases

as per usual

as usual.

Origin:

Latin, 'through, by means of'; partly via Old French

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