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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
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The price of the humanoid robot as per research firm Humanoid Guide is $80,000.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Due to the Air Force’s increasing operational need for this weapon, however, those tests occurred simultaneously with the weapon’s demonstration, as per the release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
This finding was supposed to have engaged the responsibility of all States to protect the Hazara and prevent a possible genocide, in line with the duty to prevent genocide in Article I of the Genocide Convention, and as per customary international law.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“As per.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20per. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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