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.

Examples of as per in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also on Thursday, suspicious drones were spotted over the Bundeswehr site in Sanitz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and a day later there was a similar incident over the Navy Command in Rostock, as per Der Tagesspiegel. —Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025

The curation’s color palette also lent itself to ubiquitous fall hues, including cedar, blue quartz and chrysanthemum, which were enriched with pops of citrine, as per the brand’s collection description. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025

This rise in demand, as per Putin, would lead to an increasing need for uranium for nuclear fuel and could even lead to its depletion in the near future. —Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025

More than 1,000 people have died in the floods since August 2025, as per Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority. —Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1569, in the meaning defined above