as per

preposition

ˈaz-ˌpər 

: in accordance with : according to

as per your instructions

Phrases

as per usual

: in the accustomed or habitual way : as usual

As per usual I tried to see into Myra's mind and as per usual I got nowhere at all.

—Gore Vidal

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Is It Grammatically Correct to Say as per?

Many wonder whether the as in as per is superfluous. Wouldn’t the phrase “per your instructions” mean much the same thing as “as per your instructions?” In that case, would it be incorrect to insert the extra word?

The fact is that both per and as per have existed in English in the sense “according to” for a very long time–since the 15th and 16th centuries, respectively. The choice of which to use (or avoid) is entirely a matter of taste. The more ponderous as per is often found in business and legal prose, or in writing that attempts to adopt a formal tone. It is not incorrect to use, but some find it overly legalistic and counsel avoiding it for that reason. On the other hand, it has been used to good effect in facetious mock-business-English (“as per the President’s shiny new Environmental Policy Act”). As in so many matters of diction, the tonal needs of a particular passage should guide your choice.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Nothing different from normal there, but nearly two pulls as per usual. —Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023

Farmers say that their loans and other expenses have to be paid as per usual, so the payment in installments, based on unknown variables, does not benefit them. —Supriya Vohra, Quartz, 19 Dec. 2022

The legendary five-borough race will, as per usual, start on the other side of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in Staten Island before winding its way through Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan, finishing 26.2 miles later in Central Park. —Corey Seymour, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2022

And as per usual, Smitty the Clown, played by Father Patrick Smith, took the ice after the first period. —David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Oct. 2022

And of course, the red carpet style was off the hook, as per usual. —Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com, 12 Sep. 2022

While day and date releases are eligible, VOD-only releases, as per usual, are not. —Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2022

While this week's Wednesday episode premiered as per usual, fans may notice the show is missing from the CBS official schedule, which means Big Brother will not be airing tonight. —Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022

The internet, as per usual, did not hold back in skewering Chait’s hyperbolic statement that DeSantis was anything close to totalitarian in nature. —Alexander Hall, Fox News, 7 July 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above