2007-01-26 07:56:16 · 10 answers · asked by onetwistedbutterfly 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
PREPOSITION:
To, for, or by each; for every: Gasoline once cost 40 cents per gallon.
According to; by: Changes were made to the manuscript per the author's instructions.
By means of; through.
ADVERB:
Informal
For each one; apiece: sold the cookies for one dollar per.
Per hour: was driving at 60 miles per.
2007-01-26 08:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
per –preposition
1. for each; for every: Membership costs ten dollars per year. This cloth is two dollars per yard.
2. by means of; by; through: I am sending the recipe per messenger.
3. according to; in accordance with: I delivered the box per your instructions.
–adverb
4. Informal. each; for each one: The charge for window-washing was five dollars per.
2007-01-26 16:00:06 · answer #2 · answered by **brainy licious**J;-D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
an example is; "as per instructions" that means, as stated in the instructions. the term is used alot in engineering.
2007-01-26 16:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by nate_freeman78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Per- means a individual item as one, alone that one. or this one. ONE
2007-01-26 16:17:27 · answer #4 · answered by More-Etti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
per mean "to every"
ex. two cookies per person
two cookies [to every] person
2007-01-26 16:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jacques 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
per is what a pussycat that belongs to a witch that makes lots of bad spells does.
2007-01-26 16:05:12 · answer #6 · answered by waif 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one
2007-01-26 16:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by Icey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My guess is each one, or seperately
2007-01-26 15:59:46 · answer #8 · answered by CURIOUS 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for each
2007-01-26 16:03:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
each one.
2007-01-26 16:00:55 · answer #10 · answered by swamp elf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋