What does PER mean?

Definitions for PER
pɜr; unstressed pərper

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Webster Dictionary

  1. Per

    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

  2. Etymology: [L. Cf. Far, For-, Pardon, and cf. Par, prep.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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.

Editors Contribution

  1. per

    Relating to.

    They applied the paint easily as per the instructions.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 25, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. PER

    What does PER stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PER acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Per is ranked #81772 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Per surname appeared 231 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Per.

    51.5% or 119 total occurrences were White.
    22.5% or 52 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    14.2% or 33 total occurrences were Asian.
    11.2% or 26 total occurrences were Black.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PER' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #728

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'PER' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1045

Anagrams for PER »

  1. ERP

  2. pre

  3. Rep

  4. rep

  5. RPE

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of PER in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of PER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of PER in a Sentence

  1. Johnny Stuen:

    So 300,000 tonnes comes here every year and we can capture 300,000 tonnes CO2 from those 300,000 tonnes of waste. So it's approximately one ton of CO2 per ton of waste that can be captured.

  2. Alliance Bernstein:

    We expect demand in 2015 to increase by 9.8 percent to 268 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) as new LNG projects start up and lower prices stimulate demand.

  3. Erik Jonnaert:

    Per tonne transported, this has resulted in fuel consumption of as little as nearly one litre of diesel per 100 tonne-km, delivering a significant reduction of CO2 emissions.

  4. Ric Spooner:

    My view is that oil prices will find a low between $39 and $42 per barrel over the coming weeks, after that, however, we are coming closer to seeing a balanced market again.

  5. Yasi Ansari:

    Aim for a moderate amount of 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine per day, which is the amount in about two cups of brewed coffee, there is nothing wrong with starting the day with some caffeine as a' pick me up,' but if you find you rely on multiple cups of coffee spaced out during the day to maintain your energy level, you may want to take a look at how you are spacing out your food intake as well as your hydration level.

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