per per [pə, pɜː ǁ pər, pɜːr] preposition
1. for each:
• an average beef cattle price of $74.20 per hundred pounds
• The price tag is $1500 per square foot of retail space.
• Earnings per share rose 12% to 31.3 pence.
• The Japanese have in recent years reported a higher income per person than the Americans.
2. per hour/day/week etc during each hour etc:
• How many calls do you make per day?
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► See P/E Ratio.
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UK
per UK US strong /pɜːr/ weak /pər/ preposition
► used when talking about prices, rates, etc. to mean the amount for each one: per day/hour/month, etc. »
Property prices in the area have increased by an average of 20% per year over the last three years.
»The group posted earnings per share of 55.4p in the second quarter.
per head/person »Tickets cost $50 per person.
»per litre/million/minute
Financial and business terms. 2012.