apiece

adverb

ə-ˈpēs 

: for each one : individually

Synonyms of apiece

• each
• per

Examples of apiece in a Sentence

His shoes weigh four pounds apiece.

when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece, you're getting quite a bargain

Recent Examples on the Web

Beginning with Randy Arozarena reaching on a throwing error by third baseman Casey Schmitt, the Mariners tied things up at two apiece on RBI singles from Mariners’ Josh Naylor and Weston Wilson. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 July 2026

Kennedy Burke had 13 points, Brittney Griner and Aaliyah Edwards scored 12 apiece and Diamond Miller added 11 for the Sun. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

White, an athletic 6-5 wing, played one season at Kansas after spending one year apiece at USC, Louisville and Illinois. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

The carousel horses, exquisitely painted and bedazzled, are valued at over $30,000 apiece, said Sean Butler, the chief operating officer of Butler Amusements, the family-run business that owns the fair’s rides. — Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for apiece

• aris
• assise
• caprice
• cerise
• decease
• decrease
• eyepiece
• facepiece
• handpiece
• headpiece
• increase
• mouthpiece

Kids Definition

apiece

adverb

ə-ˈpēs 

: for each one