PER (in Britain) abbrev. for Professional Employment Register
ignotum per ignotius (Latin) n an explanation that is obscurer than the thing to be explained
(literally: the unknown by means of the more unknown)
obscurum per obscurius n another term for →
ignotum per ignotius (Latin: the obscure by the more obscure)
pay-per-view n
a a system of television broadcasting by which subscribers pay for each programme they wish to receive
b (as modifier)
a pay-per-view channel
per (unstressed) determiner
1 for every
three pence per pound
prep
2 (esp. in some Latin phrases) by; through
3 ♦
as per according to
as per specifications
4 ♦
as per usual
Informal as usual
(C15: from Latin: by, for each)
per. abbrev. for
per- prefix
4 completely, throughly
perplex
5 (intensifier)
perfervid
6 indicating that a chemical compound contains a high proportion of a specified element
peroxide
7 indicating that a chemical element is in a higher than usual state of oxidation
permanganate
per annum adv every year or by the year
per ardua ad astra (Latin) through difficulties to the stars: the motto of the RAF
per capita adj, adv of or for each person
(Latin, literally: according to heads)
per cent adv
1 (Also)
per centum in or for every hundred n
(also)
♦
percent
2 a percentage or proportion
3 securities yielding a rate of interest as specified
he bought three percents
(C16: from Medieval Latin per centum out of every hundred)
per contra adv on the contrary
(from Latin)
per diem adv
1 every day or by the day n
a an allowance for daily expenses, usually those incurred while working
b (as modifier)
a per-diem allowance
(from Latin)
per mensem (Latin) adv every month or by the month
per mill , mil adv by the thousand or in each thousand
(C19: from per + French or Latin mille thousand, on the model of per cent)
per pro prep by delegation to; through the agency of: used when signing documents on behalf of someone else
(Latin: abbreviation of per procurationem)
See at pp
per se adv by or in itself; intrinsically
(Latin)