preposition
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
$15/5 grams/50 etc per day (= used when saying how much someone earns or is paid each day )
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They get about £45 per day.
50%/100 per cent etc cotton
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These lightweight trousers are made from 100% cotton.
cost sth per head (= per person )
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The meal will cost about £20 per head.
cost sth per minute/hour/year etc
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Calls cost only 2p per minute.
cost sth per person
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There’s a one-day course that costs £80 per person.
miles per gallon
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The car does about 50 miles per gallon .
miles per hour
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He was driving at 70 miles per hour .
per annum
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a salary of $40,000 per annum
per capita
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the country’s per capita income
per diem
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workers who are paid per diem
per diem
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a per diem allowance
per se
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The color of the shell per se does not affect the quality of the egg.
per second
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Ultrasonic waves travel at around 300 metres per second .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a head/per head
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The meal will cost $7 a head .
as per usual
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Alicia was late, as per usual .
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He said he'd phone, but he won't. As per usual !
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I'm in trouble at work, as per usual .
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She was three hours late as per usual .
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Same old jolly camp-fire life went on as per usual .
take home £120 per week/$600 a month etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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My car gets about 30 miles per gallon.
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Oranges are 39 cents per pound.