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per diem

/pɚˈdi.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
per diem
IPA
/pɚˈdi.əm/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Per day; daily.

noun

A daily stipend.

noun

A daily allowable limit for expendables.

Etymology

From Latin per + diem (“day”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɚˈdi.əm/

Inflected Forms

per diems (plural)

Synonyms

by the day

Questions

How do you pronounce per diem?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈdi.əm/.
What does per diem mean?
Per day; daily.
Where does per diem come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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