Definitions for per
pɜr; unstressed pərper

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 3 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. per

   Relating to.

   They applied the paint easily as per the instructions.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 25, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PER

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce per?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say per in sign language?

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. Dan Bebber:

   Currently, the disease is controlled by fungicide sprays. Banana growers in Costa Rica, for example, have to spray 40 to 80 times per year, this is very expensive, costing the country around $ 100 million per year.

2. Rhidoy Rashid:

   We see demand growth easing from 1.5 million bpd (barrels per day) to 1 million bpd next year.

3. Michael Swanson:

   The dollar amount per person at this year’s Super Bowl party ultimately depends on what they drink and consume.

4. Patrick Pouyanne:

   This year, experts see demand at about 1.2 million barrels per day, me and my team see it at about 1.4 million barrels per day, which is still strong and means the market is rebalancing, but will not rebalance completely by the end of the year, however, it will somehow support prices.

5. Juliana Salazar:

   Licenses here are also much cheaper than abroad, we are talking of $ 15,000 to $ 20,000 per license, and an initial investment of roughly $ 100,000 to start producing here, which is a lot of money in Colombia, but a smaller investment than if you look at Germany, Spain or the United States.

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References

1. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/per
2. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=per
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html