/ pə(r); NAmE ; strong form pɜː(r)/ 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
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IDIOMS
- as per sth
- as per normal / usual
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WORD ORIGIN
Latin , through, by means of ; partly via Old French .