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per diem

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) per diem (adverb)
  2. 2) per diem (adjective)
  3. 3) per diem (noun)

1per di·em

adv \(ˌ)pər-ˈdē-əm, -ˈdī-\

Definition of PER DIEM

: by the day : for each day
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Examples of PER DIEM

  1. Employees will be given $20 per diem for expenses.

Origin of PER DIEM

Medieval Latin
First Known Use: 1520

Rhymes with PER DIEM

lyceum, museum, no-see-um, odeum

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