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.