Pēr, prep.

prep. [Lat.] Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; as, send the money per bearer; his wages were two dollars per day; they received so much per man; — often used in composition as a prefix denoting through, passing, or over the whole extent, as in perambulate. It is used, in chemistry, with the signification very or fully, to the utmost extent, as in peroxide, a substance oxidated to the utmost degree; so also perchloride, &c.

Per annum, by the year; in each successive year; annually. — Per centum, by the hundred; — usually abbreviated to per cent. — Per curiam (Law), by the court. — Per diem, by the day. — Per pais. [Norm. Fr.] (Law.) By the country, that is, by a jury. — Per pares. [Lat.] By one's equals or peers; by the peers. — Per saltum. [Lat.] By a leap or bound; by a sudden movement.