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Cost Person Preposition Bre Pə(R Pər Rooms Night

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WordType (preposition)
Phonetic BrE / pə(r) / NAmE / pər /
Example
  • 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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(preposition)BrE / pə(r) / NAmE / pər /
  1. 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.
  2. following something that has been decided
    • The work was carried out as per instructions.
  3. 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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