per diem

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Lawmakers get mileage reimbursements, which can dwarf the $100, but not a per diem as in many states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

I have been offered a very part-time, per diem role in my company when I retire.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

Commissioners worked for free, receiving no salary, though they did get a $378 per diem on days they spent in session.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

The BBC understands that two of the three major labels - Warner Music and Universal - have agreed to introduce the "per diem" payments for writers.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

Much damage is occasionally done by a species of worm, for the extirpation of which boys are engaged at from 1s. to 2s. per diem.

From Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. by Scherzer, Karl Ritter von