What does “per” mean?
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prepositionfor each
The tickets cost ten dollars per person.
Per at a glance
- Part of speech
- preposition
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /pɝ/ · PUR
How to use “per” correctly
“Per” sounds formal; in speech people often say “a”: “$15 an hour” = “$15 per hour.”
Common phrases with “per”
- per person
- per hour
- percent
- per year
Synonyms, opposites and related words
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