preposition
per
For each or according to.
The parking garage charges five dollars per hour on weekdays.
Etymology
Latin per means through or by. Its distributive use means by each unit, while other uses retain the sense of according to a stated rule or source.
More examples
- Admission costs ten dollars per person.
- Per your instructions, I left the key under the mat.
- Take one tablet per day with food.
Similar words
- each
- Emphasizes individual units, but does not mean 'according to.'
- according to
- Introduces a source or instruction, not a numerical rate.