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PER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com Jump to: per per preposition for each; for every. per- per- a prefix meaning “through,” “thoroughly,” “utterly,” “very”: pervert; pervade; perfect. per. per. abbreviation percentile. Per. Per. abbreviation Persia. PER PER abbreviation Professional Employment Register Synonyms per 1 American [pur, per] / pɜr, pər / preposition for each; for every. Membership costs ten dollars per year. This cloth is two dollars per yard. by means of; by; through. I am sending the recipe per messenger. Also according to; in accordance with. I delivered the box per your instructions. He managed to monopolize the meeting, per usual. adverb Informal. each; for each one. The charge for window-washing was five dollars per. per- 2 American a prefix meaning “through,” “thoroughly,” “utterly,” “very”: pervert; pervade; perfect. Chemistry. a prefix used in the names of inorganic acids and their salts that possess the maximum amount of the element specified in the base word: percarbonic (H 2 C 2 O5 ), permanganic (HMnO4 ), persulfuric (H 2 S 2 O8 ), acids; potassium permanganate (KMnO4 ); potassium persulfate (K 2 S 2 O8 ). per. 3 American abbreviation percentile. period. person. Per. 4 American abbreviation Persia. Persian. per- 1 British prefix through pervade throughout perennial away, beyond perfidy completely, throughly perplex (intensifier) perfervid indicating that a chemical compound contains a high proportion of a specified element peroxide perchloride indicating that a chemical element is in a higher than usual state of oxidation permanganate perchlorate (not in technical usage) a variant of peroxy- persulphuric acid "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 per 2 British / pə, pɜː / determiner for every three pence per pound "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 preposition (esp in some Latin phrases) by; through according to as per specifications informal as usual "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 PER 3 British abbreviation Professional Employment Register "Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Usage Per meaning a or an or for each occurs chiefly in technical or statistical contexts: miles per gallon; work-hours per week; feet per second; gallons of beer per person per year. It is also common in sports commentary: He averaged 16 points per quarter. Per is sometimes criticized in business writing in the sense “according to” and is rare in literary writing. Etymology Origin of per 1 First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin: “through, by, for, for each”; see for Origin of per- 2 From Latin, combining form of per, and used as an intensive; per Example Sentences Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com. For the quarter to March 31, adjusted earnings per share rose to $3.60 from $2.71 a year ago, and beat the average analyst estimate compiled by FactSet of $3.20. From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026 At the same time, the company earnings per share were well ahead of Wall Street expectations, while revenue rose by 22% on year. From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026 The fund has invested more than $5 billion into LIV Golf since it was launched in 2022 and is reportedly spending $100 million per month this year. From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026 Maritime shipments of jet fuel from the Dangote refinery averaged 154,000 barrels per day in April 2026, a record high, according to Kpler data. From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026 The crews lived on pickled vegetables and one cup of water per day. From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.