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per

[pur, per] / pɜr, pər /


PREPOSITION
by means of
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“The income taxes they currently pay to the state would go away with their departure. The reduction in state revenues from these kinds of responses could be hundreds of millions of dollars or more per year.”

From Los Angeles Times

These stars race around the galactic center at speeds reaching several thousand kilometres per second.

From Science Daily

Before 1970, gasoline typically contained about 2 grams of lead per gallon.

From Science Daily

With billions of gallons burned each year, this resulted in nearly 2 pounds of lead entering the environment per person annually.

From Science Daily

Super Bowl tickets typically average $4,000 to $8,000, per TickPick.

From MarketWatch