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per

[pur, per] / pɜr, pər /


PREPOSITION
by means of
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States that maintain a PER of 6 percent or lower will not have to pay into SNAP, with the federal government continuing to pay 100 percent of the program.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025

PER Lusulu Power plans to build the 2.1 GW Lusulu plant in Zimbabwe's western province of Matabeleland North.

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2022

At this point, Giannis has overtaken Doncic with a PER of 33.78, which would be good for best ever.

From Golf Digest • Dec. 9, 2019

From @darrenrovell: $5,976: What Dabo Swinney made as a graduate assistant at Alabama in 1993. $22,123: What Dabo Swinney made PER DAY this season, including salary, bonuses & incentives.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2019

PER: And yet you knew him, it seems?

From Volpone; Or, the Fox by Jonson, Ben




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