apiece

/əˈpiːs/

apiece

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Definition

Each by itself; for or to each one.

Etymology

From Middle English a pece. By surface analysis, univerbation of a + piece.

Example Sentences

  • "These melons cost a dollar apiece."
  • "The engines were built in the Doncaster works at what I believe to have been the low cost, even for those days, of £2,500 apiece, [...]."
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