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per

prepositionpreposisjon

per · by · as of

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin ‘gjennom, over, for’ from Latin ‘through, over, for’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. med, ved hjelp av, gjennom;
    forkortet pr.
    by, by means of, through;
    abbreviated pr.
    • sende pakken per båt to send the parcel by boat
    • sende noe per ekspress to send something by express delivery
    • få melding per telefon to get a message by telephone
  2. for hver;
    forkortet pr.
    for each;
    abbreviated pr.
    • kr 50 per person 50 kroner per person
    • kr 160 per time 160 kroner an hour
  3. i samsvar med;
    forkortet pr.
    in accordance with;
    abbreviated pr.
    • per definisjon by definition
  4. på et bestemt tidspunkt;
    forkortet pr.
    at a particular point in time;
    abbreviated pr.
    • per 1. mars as of 1 March
  5. i eldre bokføring: brukt foran debitors navn eller foran postene på kreditorsiden;
    forkortet pr.;
    motsatt an (2)in older bookkeeping: before the creditor's name or a debit entry
    in older bookkeeping: used before the debtor's name or before the entries on the credit side;
    abbreviated pr.;
    the opposite of in older bookkeeping: before the creditor's name or a debit entryan (2)

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

per omgående straks at once Eng. phrasewithout delay