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per | in |

As prepositions the difference between per and in

is that per is for while in is in, into, within.

per

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • for each
    • Admission is £10 per person.
  • to each, in each ((used in expressing ratios of units))
    • miles per gallon
    beats per minute
  • (medicine) via (the), by (the), through (the) (followed by Latin name for an orifice)
    • Introduce the endoscope per nasum.
    The medication is to be administered per os.
  • in accordance with
    • I parked my car at the curb per your request.
    Usage notes
    * The preposition per is typically followed by a singular noun phrase with no determiner. *: Take one pill per''' day.'' not ''Take one pill '''per a day. * It is sometimes followed by plural noun phrases, almost always determined by 100, 1,000, 100,000, etc. *: The abortion rate in the U.S. has dropped since 1980 from nearly 30 per 1,000 women of childbearing age to less than 20.
    Derived terms
    * per accidens * per annum * per anum * per capita * per cent * per consequens * per contra * per curiam * per diem * * per impossibile * per incuriam * per interim * per maistrie * per mensem * * per minima * per my et per tout * per orem * * per pares * per primam * per primam intentionem * per procurationem * per quod * per saltum * per se * per stirpes
    Related terms
    * per- (as in perfect, perfection and perplex)

    Etymology 2

    shortening of (person), coined by Marge Piercy in (1979)

    Pronoun

  • (neologism) they (singular).
  • * 1997 April 22, "Anthony and Joy Hilbert" (username), "ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules", in alt.sex.bondage, Usenet :
    • This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per' couldn't because '''per''' was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers ' per was discussing it with agreed with per?
  • (neologism) them (singular)
  • * 1997 April 22, "Anthony and Joy Hilbert" (username), "ASB: Info PDQ please re local group rules", in alt.sex.bondage, Usenet :
    • This is the same place the Houghtons came from? The place where someone we interacted with thought of going into law as a profession, decided per couldn't because per was a bdsmer, and most of the USAmerican bdsmers per was discussing it with agreed with per ?
  • * {{quote-web
    • , year = 1998 , first = Katherine , last = Phelps , title = Odysseus, She , site = Storytronics , url = http://www.glasswings.com.au/Storytronics/Odysseus/wash/washframe.htm , passage = "Kalypso!" I call out as phe disappears on the horizon. I did not know it, but I loved per . }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , date = 2006-11-15 , author = Richard Ekins, Dave King , title = The transgender phenomenon , publisher = Sage Publications , isbn = 9780761971634 , id = , lccn = 2006920988 , page = 160 , passage = Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue attraction to men, provided they related to per as a non-gendered person. }}
    Derived terms
    * (neologism) perself
    Synonyms
    * (singular) they * (neologism) ey, e, sie, shi, ze
    Hyponyms
    * (as subject) he, she * (as object) him, her

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (neologism) Belonging to per, their (singular).
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2006 , author = Richard Ekins, Dave King , title = The transgender phenomenon , publisher = Sage Publications , isbn = 9780761971634 , id = , lccn = 2006920988 , page = 160 , passage = Whereas Christie had flirted with a lesbian identity prior to surgery, following surgery Christie found perself able to pursue per attraction to men, provided they related to as a non-gendered person. }}
    Derived terms
    * (neologism) pers
    Synonyms
    * (singular) their * (neologism) eir, hir
    Hyponyms
    * his, her

    See also

    * other gender-neutral pronouns

    Statistics

    *

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    in

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • # Contained by.
  • # Within.
  • #* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Boundary problems , passage=GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory.}}
  • # Surrounded by.
  • # Part of; a member of.
  • # Pertaining to (that particular thing).
  • # At the end of a period of time.
  • # Within a certain elapsed time
  • # During (said of periods of time).
  • Into.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 8, author=Paul Fletcher, work=BBC
    • , title= Stevenage 3-1 Newcastle , passage=The ball was accidentally kicked in Kevin Nolan's face in the opening seconds of the contest - an incident that set the tone for an extremely uncomfortable encounter for the Premier League side. }}
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
    • In returning to the vault, I had no very sure purpose in mind; only a vague surmise that this finding of Blackbeard's coffin would somehow lead to the finding of his treasure.
  • #
  • #
  • #
  • # (of something offered or given in an exchange) In the form of, in the denomination of.
  • Her generosity was rewarded in the success of its recipients.
  • #* 2014 , Carla Bethmann, Clean, Friendly, Profitable?: Tourism , page 114:
  • tourists sometimes attempt to pay in euros or British pounds.
  • #
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    • Related terms
    * in love * in turn * inner * innermost * inmost * inside * into * within

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To enclose; to take in; to harvest.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave to in the crop.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) inne

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (lb) Located indoors, especially at home or the office, or inside something.
  • :
  • Moving to the interior of a defined space, such as a building or room.
  • :
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in , the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
  • (lb) Still eligible to play, e.g. able to bat in cricket and baseball.
  • :
  • (lb) Abbreviation of in aid of.
  • :
  • After the beginning of something.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=October 1, author=Phil Dawkes, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Sunderland 2-2 West Brom , passage=The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in .}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A position of power or a way to get it.
    • His parents got him an in with the company
  • (sport) The state of a batter/batsman who is currently batting – see innings
  • A re-entrant angle; a nook or corner.
    • Antonyms
    * out

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In fashion; popular.
    • Skirts are in this year.
  • Incoming.
    • the in train''
  • (nautical, of the sails of a vessel) Furled or stowed.
  • (legal) With privilege or possession; used to denote a holding, possession, or seisin.
    • in''' by descent; '''in''' by purchase; '''in of the seisin of her husband
    (Burrill)

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Inch.

    • Statistics

    *

    References

    * Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Bounded landmarks", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

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