What does apiece mean?
Definitions for apiece
əˈpisapiece
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Princeton's WordNet
each, to each one, for each one, from each one, apieceadverb
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
"they received $10 each"
Wiktionary
apieceadverb
Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each.
These melons cost a shilling apiece.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Apieceadverb
To the part or share of each.
Etymology: from a for each, and piece, or share.
Men, in whose mouths at first sounding nothing but mortification, were come to think they might lawfully have six or seven wives apiece. Richard Hooker, Preface.
I have to night dispatched sixteen businesses, a month’s length apiece, by an abstract of success. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.
One copy of this paper may serve a dozen of you, which will be less than a farthing apiece. Jonathan Swift.
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apiece
Apiece is an adverb which refers to the individual cost, share, or quantity of items for each person or thing when distributed or divided equally among a group. It is used to indicate that each person or thing receives an equal amount.
Webster Dictionary
Apieceadverb
each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece
Etymology: [Pref. a- + piece.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Apiece
a-pēs′, adv. for each piece, thing, or person: to each individually.—adv. Apiec′es (obs.), in pieces.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of apiece in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of apiece in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of apiece in a Sentence
I think it’s ridiculous for Sutter to want to do extended use when the masks are inexpensive, like a dollar apiece. They should want to make sure to protect the nurses, we’re the frontline workers, it puts the patients and us at risk for infection. They were never intended for extended use.
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