Definition of per Per

/pɚˈ/ - [per] - Pe•r•

We found 4 definitions of per from 4 different sources.

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What does per mean?

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • per (prep.)
    Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • per
    For each.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • per
    pėr, prep. through, by means of, according to.—Per annum, year by year: for each year; Per capita, by heads, implying equal rights to two or more persons; Per cent., per hundred; Per contra, on the contrary: as a set-off; Per diem, every day: day by day; Per mensem, monthly: by the month; Per saltum, at a single leap: all at once; Per se, by himself, &c.: essentially

Part of speech

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  • per, adjective.

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Sign Language

per in sign language
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