per

[pər]

Definition:
1. To express rates and ratios.
2. Used to express the cost or amount of something for each person, number used, distance travelled, etc.

Use 'per' in a sentence:

• 1. I still don't feel a hundred per cent.
• 2. His salary has been cut by ten per cent.
• 3. Per capita income rose sharply last year.
• 4. My family supports me one hundred per cent.
• 5. The price is$ 40 per person.
• 6. Inflation fell to just over 4 per cent.
• 7. The game's selling price was $15 per unit.
• 8. This switch controls the number of rotations per minute.
• 9. The price is $40 per person.
• 10. Social Security refused to pay her more than £17 per week.
• 11. Here is your bill; we've added on the five per cent service charge.
• 12. The work was carried out as per instructions.
• 13. Families with children spend proportionally less per person than families without children.
• 14. Buses and trains use much less fuel per person than cars.
• 15. Phone calls cost 20c per unit off-peak.
• 16. Text and graphics are printed at 300 dots per inch.
• 17. About 68 per cent of illegitimate births were jointly registered by both parents.
• 18. Income per head rose perceptibly.
• 19. An important statistic is that 94 per cent of crime relates to property.
• 20. Interest on this sum of money is charged at 1.5 per cent monthly.
• 21. The hotel costs € 65 per person per night.
• 22. The outpatient programme costs $105 per day, all inclusive.
• 23. The price per pound works out at $3.20.
• 24. The net income per head rose by about 16 percent in the past three years.
• 25. Their profits have fallen by 30 per cent.
• 26. The increase will not be in excess of two per cent.
• 27. Poor families spend about 80 to 90 per cent of their income on food.
• 28. The Cambodian currency was effectively devalued by 25 per cent.
• 29. Rooms cost £50 per person, per night.
• 30. I approached an Intourist official, as per instructions.
• 31. As a rough guide, allow half a cup of rice per person.
• 32. Top speed is 120 miles per hour.
• 33. The per unit area yield of ginned cotton has increased by 10 % over last year.
• 34. Your car, per Mary , has reached me.
• 35. In this area the per mu yield of wheat for an average year is 500 jin.
• 36. When they reach here they complain that they are not being paid as per the agreement.
• 37. I'm not a hundred per cent sure.
• 38. Everyone blamed me as per usual.
• 39. The game's selling price was$ 15 per unit.
• 40. This spirit contains 50 per cent alcohol.
• 41. The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week.
• 42. The company went public at $21 per share.
• 43. House prices rose five per cent last year.
• 44. On this superhighway drivers should keep to a speed of over 80 miles per hour.
• 45. Martha would consume nearly a pound of cheese per day.
• 46. Every player gave a hundred per cent tonight.
• 47. Rooms cost £ 50 per person, per night.
• 48. We restrict the number of students per class to 10.
• 49. The school is 95 per cent minority.
• 50. There will be an increase in the range of 0 to 3 per cent.
• 51. At least one supernova occurs per decade in our galaxy.
• 52. Educational expenditure is often expressed in terms of the amount spent per student.
• 53. You will need to complete three written assignments per semester.
• 54. Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia.
• 55. Profits have risen by 15 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.
• 56. Together we earn $60,000 per year.
• 57. The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.
• 58. The population is increasing at about 6% per year.
• 59. The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.
• 60. Air travel will continue to grow at about 6% per year.
• 61. The average citizen in the developed world uses over 155kg of paper per year.
• 62. The cost should average out at about £ 6 per person.
• 63. The basic pay of the average worker has risen by 3 per cent.
• 64. We averaged 42 miles per hour.
• 65. A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment.
• 66. The disease affects fully 30 per cent of the population.
• 67. The system is not 100 per cent foolproof.
• 68. The profits growth came on the back of a 26 per cent rise in sales.
• 69. You bought goods per list price.
• 70. It is often stated that we use only 10 per cent of our brain.
• 71. Over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle.