Thesaurus: per

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1. prep. Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.
2. Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words. Per annum, by the year; in each successive year; annually. -- Per cent, Per centum, by the hundred; in the hundred; -- used esp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of interest, and the like; commonly used in the shortened form per cent. -- Per diem, by the day. [For other phrases from the Latin, see Quotations, Phrases, etc., from Foreign Languages, in the Supplement.]
3. Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each;as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; percuriam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is alsosometimes used with English words. Per annum, by the year; in eachsuccessive year; annually.-- Per cent, Per centum, by the hundred; in the hundred; -- usedesp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of interest, andthe like; commonly used in the shortened form per cent.-- Per diem, by the day. [For other phrases from the Latin, seeQuotations, Phrases, etc., from Foreign Languages, in theSupplement.]
4. i:91/r:5/j:4 prep. Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.