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Pronunciation: [/pɝ/]

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per: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use per in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “frequency or rate”

(preposition) used to indicate a rate, ratio, or frequency. It shows how often something happens or how something is measured out of a total.

Example

She earns $10 per hour at her job.

Example

He only ran two miles per day, which wasn't enough for the marathon.

Example

How many cookies did she eat per hour?

Context: “each”

(preposition) used to mean for each individual item or unit. It shows that something happens or is done individually for each part.

Example

The cost is $5 per person for the event.

Example

Only one ticket is allowed per customer.

Example

How many pencils do you need to buy per student?

Context: “increasingly”

(adverb) used to mean for every, to indicate a rate or proportion that is constant or for each occurrence. It shows how something increases in a consistent way.

Example

The number of participants is growing per minute.

Example

The temperature is dropping by 2 degrees per hour.

Example

How much does it cost per item?

How to pronounce per

Pronunciation: [/pɝ/]

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