: for each one : individually

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
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Both sets return to multiple tallies and manage to land on a trio of rosters apiece. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 And right now, these popular lights are on sale for as little as $2.50 apiece (in select finishes). Lauren Fischer, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Instead of a mid-year January and August tax break on school supplies of about two weeks apiece, state legislators signed off on one full month to run for all of August. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 Greg Weissert and Jordan Hicks pitched an inning apiece. Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apiece

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apiece was in the 15th century

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“Apiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiece. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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