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per

per

Meaning of per

English

for each unit or person

Русский

для каждой единицы или каждого человека

per

Pronunciation

British English
/pɜː/
American English
/pɝ/

per with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом per

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

8 сочетаний

В единицу времени

Per unit of time
per hour
в час

I earn more per hour teaching than delivering groceries.

За преподавание я зарабатываю в час больше, чем за доставку продуктов.

per month
в месяц

Our internet costs forty dollars per month.

Интернет обходится нам в сорок долларов в месяц.

  • per dayв день
  • kilometres per hourкилометров в час

На человека, на галлон, согласно чему-то

Per person, per unit, or according to
per person
на человека

We paid ten dollars per person to rent the kayaks.

Мы заплатили по десять долларов на человека за аренду байдарок.

miles per gallon
миль на галлон

This old truck gets about twenty miles per gallon.

Этот старый грузовик проезжает около двадцати миль на галлон.

  • as perсогласно
  • per capitaна душу населения

per usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The tickets cost $15 per person.

Билеты стоят 15 долларов за человека.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Apples cost two dollars per kilo.

Яблоки стоят два доллара за килограмм.

per synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between per, a, per head, each, apiece, per capita, and for

a
🇬🇧English

Informal: five dollars a kilo.

very often

ENI take these pills twice a day.

P
🇬🇧English
per head

For each person.

B1rare word

ENThe cost was twenty euros per head.

🇬🇧English

After a price: they cost $5 each.

B1very often

ENEach student received a book.

Advanced: broader words

A
🇬🇧English
apiece

For each item or person; after the number.

B1rare word

ENThe tickets cost ten dollars apiece.

P
🇬🇧English
per capita

For each person in a population.

B1rare word

ENIncome per capita has increased.

🇬🇧English

Gives the price for an amount.

B1very often

ENThis train is for commuters.

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Questions about this word

What does per mean?

for each unit or person

How do you pronounce per?

per is pronounced /pɜː/.

How is per used in a sentence?

Билеты стоят 15 долларов за человека. Translation: The tickets cost $15 per person.

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