per unit

Example Sentences

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In these deals, the cost per unit does not change for the term of the tariff, which is usually a year.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The move is aimed at lowering cost per unit while still providing room for future capacity expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The company reported total gross profit of $6,783 per unit in the first quarter, just a few dollars short of Wall Street’s estimates but $155 lower than the $6,938 per unit a year ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

With a roughly $0.40 increase per unit of nitrogen, the cost adds up quickly.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Cultivating wheat provided much more food per unit of territory, and thereby enabled Homo sapiens to multiply exponentially.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari