Per — meaning in English

English meaning

• per prep For each; used to express a rate or ratio between two quantities.
• Peter verb To gradually decrease and come to nothing, especially followed by "out."
• via prep By way of; passing through a particular place on the way somewhere else.

Senses

Per is used for these senses in English:

• Peter A en given name.
• Peter The leading Apostle in the New Testament: Saint Peter.
• Peter (biblical) The epistles of Peter in the New Testament of the Bible, 1 Peter and 2 Peter attributed to St. Peter.

per — full definition

1. prep For each; used to express a rate or ratio between two quantities.
2. prep In accordance with; as stated by.
3. pron A gender-neutral singular pronoun (they/them) used by some speakers instead of he or she.

Peter — full definition

1. verb To gradually decrease and come to nothing, especially followed by "out."
2. noun Slang for a safe or strongbox, or, separately, for a prison cell.

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