per
- adposition
- /pɜr/
- Finish him as per our agreement.
And you're limiting conditions as per the Army, right?
- And you're limiting conditions as per the Army, right?
- You're wearing a nice green shirt per request of my friends.
- I hope it was informative and as per always I will see you next time.
Examples
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One result is that Mississippi is allocated more federal money per capita than any state.
Academic text (1990) -
I understand you are seeking a roommate, as per your ad in The Village Voice.
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That is classified per the White House.
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I understand you are seeking a roommate, as per your ad in the Village Voice.
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Major changes relate to the monetary amount that farmers receive per animal eligible for subsidy payment.
Academic text (2011) -
Kuwait has the highest per capita income in the region at $22,110.
Academic text (1999) -
Per the court's order, you're to report here and stay until 5.30.
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- So, as per your request, we are going to stop the machine momentarily in order to see if her body's able to breathe on its own.
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Per your instructions I've assembled the top-tier of talent across multiple movement disciplines.
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For Jordan, GDP per capita increased from $450 in 1980 to about $730 in 1983.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
As someone or something says
Following a law, rule, or official document
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Average amount of money each person gets in a place during a year
- Specialized
A unit that measures pressure equal to one pound of force on one square inch
A measure of speed that shows how many kilometers something moves in one second
- Specialized
A unit that shows how many small pieces of information called bits are sent every second
- Specialized
A measure of how many billion math calculations a computer does each second
- Archaic
A unit equal to one thousand cycles per second, now called kilohertz
- Archaic
A unit equal to one million cycles per second for measuring radio frequencies
- Specialized
A measure of how fast a computer does one million math calculations each second
- Specialized
A unit for measuring how fast a computer processor runs, equal to one million instructions per second
- Specialized
A measure of computer speed equal to one trillion math calculations every second
Surface Forms
Etymology
Per comes from the Latin word per meaning 'through' or 'by'. So when you say something happened per the manager's decision, you mean 'according to' or 'by' that decision.