[pə], (Adposition)

Definitions:
- for each (used with units to express a rate)
(e.g: he charges £2 per square yard)

- by means of
(e.g: send it per express)

- divided by a line in the direction of
(e.g: per saltire)


Phrases:
- as per
- as per usual

Origin:
Latin, ‘through, by means of’; partly via Old French