per. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

per

PRONUNCIATION:	pûr
PREPOSITION:	1. To, for, or by each; for every: Gasoline once cost 40 cents per gallon. 2. According to; by: Changes were made to the manuscript per the author's instructions. 3. By means of; through.
ADVERB:	Informal 1. For each one; apiece: sold the cookies for one dollar per. 2. Per hour: was driving at 60 miles per.
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin. See per¹ in Appendix I.


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