per
per BrE [pə(r)] NAmE [pər] BrE strong form [pɜː(r)] AmE strong form [pɜːr] preposition used to express the cost or amount of sth for each person, number used, distance travelled, etc. • Rooms cost £50 per person, per night. •60 miles per hour • This country has a higher crime rate per 100 000 of the population than most other European countries. Idioms: ↑as per something ▪ ↑as per usual Word Origin: [per] Latin, through, by means of; partly via Old French.
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