word-vault/dist/data/cards/pe/per.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "per",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to express the cost or amount of something for each person, number used, distance travelled, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Rooms cost £50 per person, per night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "60 **miles per hour**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "France consumes around 200 000 tonnes of cocoa **per year**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This country has a higher crime rate per 100 000 of the population than most other European countries."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "following something that has been decided",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The work was carried out as per instructions."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the way that is normal or usual; as often happens",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Everyone blamed me as per usual."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pə(r)//pɜː(r)/",
                "audio": "pe/per/per__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pər//pɜːr/",
                "audio": "pe/per/per__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Latin, ‘through, by means of’; partly via Old French."
}