per head

phrase

: for each person
The price is $20 per head.

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The number of organs donated in the UK per head is equal to, or greater than, most of Europe. Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 27 Mar. 2026 Among the expenses, the average spend for the wedding dress is $2,100; venue, $12,900; photographer, $3,000; caterer (per head) $80; groom attire, $330; cake, $530; hair and makeup, $300; DJ, $1,800; event rentals, $2,000, and florist, $2,800. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026 The same month, the Duke of York promised to supply three thousand Africans per year to Barbados and other islands in the Caribbean, at a cost of seventeen pounds per head. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026 Luthi said he’s been earning a profit of about $1,000 per head of beef cattle sold ‒ dramatically more than just a few years ago. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for per head

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“Per head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/per%20head. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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