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per (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: 'through, by']
per hour/day/week etc
during each hour etc
::The park attracts 4 million visitors per year.
miles/kilometres per hour
(=used for measuring speed)
::a speed limit of 40 miles per hour
for each
::How much does it cost per kilo?
::rooms costing ¡ê40 per night
::Admission is ¡ê9.95 per adult.
::My car does 12 miles per litre (=for each litre of petrol) .
::The meal cost $25 per head (=for or by each person) .
as per sth
formal according to something
::The work was carried out as per your instructions.
as per usual/normal
spoken used when something annoying happens which has often happened before
::Jenny was late, as per usual.
-see also per annum , per capita