[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
Cost Person Preposition Bre Pə(R Pər Rooms Night
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BrE / pə(r) / NAmE / pər / |
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- rooms cost £50 per person, per night.
- 60 miles per hour
- this country has a higher crime rate per 100 000 of the population than most other european countries.
- the work was carried out as per instructions.
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per(preposition)BrE / pə(r) / NAmE / pər / - used to express the cost or amount of something for each person, number used, distance travelled, etc.
- Rooms cost £50 per person, per night.
- 60 miles per hour
- This country has a higher crime rate per 100 000 of the population than most other European countries.
- following something that has been decided
- The work was carried out as per instructions.
- in the way that is normal or usual; as often happens
- Everyone blamed me as per usual.
Word Origin- Latin, ‘through, by means of’; partly via Old French.
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