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apiece

apiece

27 2.9
For each person or thing separately
  • adverb
  • /əˈpiːs/
translation icon : cada uno
  • Get 'em for 10 cents apiece anywhere but the fair.
  • cents apiece
  • dollars apiece
  • few dollars apiece

So I'm gonna take some with me and put the rest on eBay for a penny apiece and see what happens.

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Examples

Synonyms

individually
vsapiece
136 2.5

Happening one at a time and not with others

focuses on stating a set amount per person rather than manner
each
vsapiece
28 1.0

For every person or thing in a group

is used instead as a concise adverb to express per one
to each one
vsapiece
7 1.0

For each person or thing separately

is a concise single-word adverb stating the amount per person
on an individual basis
vsapiece
  • Formal
7 4.4

Separately for each person or case

is shorter and used to state a per item amount more directly

Surface Forms

apiece positive

Morphology

apiece = a + piece (opaque) = a + piece

Although historically related to 'a' and 'piece', the distributive meaning 'for each one separately' is not predictably derivable from those parts for most learners.

Etymology

The word apiece comes from the simple phrase a + piece, meaning 'a piece' or 'one part'. So apiece means 'for each one', like giving 'a piece' to every person.