per

Definitions

1. preposition

   For each.

   Examples

   • Admission is ten pounds per person.
   • The car does 40 miles per gallon.
2. preposition

   In each, used to show a rate.

   Examples

   • There are 12 inches per foot.
   • There are 100 centimeters per meter.
3. preposition

   By way of, used in Latin medical terms.

   Examples

   • The tube is put in per nasum.
   • The medicine is given per os.
4. preposition

   In line with.

   Examples

   • I parked at the curb per your request.
   • Please file the report per the instructions.
5. preposition

   According to.

   Examples

   • The team is trading for him, per sources.
   • The club is over the limit, per the report.
6. pronoun

   A new word some people use for one person of any gender, as subject.

   Examples

   • Per said per would arrive around noon.
   • Ask per what per would like for lunch.
7. pronoun

   A new word some people use for one person of any gender, as object.

   Examples

   • I did not know it, but I loved per.
   • Please give per the book.
8. determiner

   A new word for his or her, showing something belongs to a person.

   Examples

   • Per left per bag on the train.
   • That is per book, not mine.
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