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- [uh-pees]
- /əˈpis/
- /əˈpiːs/
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- [uh-pees]
- /əˈpis/
Definitions of apiece word
- adverb apiece If people have a particular number of things apiece, they have that number each. 3
- adverb apiece If a number of similar things are for sale at a certain price apiece, that is the price for each one of them. 3
- adverb apiece for, to, or from each one 3
- adverb apiece for each one; each 3
- adverb apiece for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each: We ate an orange apiece. The cakes cost a dollar apiece. 1
- noun apiece (used after a noun or an amount) to, for, or by each one of a group. 1
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Origin of apiece
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1425-75, apiece is from the late Middle English word a pease. See a2, piece
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Parts of speech for Apiece
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
apiece popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
apiece usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for apiece
adv apiece
- separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- individually — one at a time; separately: The delegates were introduced individually.
- aside — If you move something aside, you move it to one side of you.
- all — You use all to indicate that you are referring to the whole of a particular group or thing or to everyone or everything of a particular kind.
- one by one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
adjective apiece
- per capita — per person
Antonyms for apiece
adv apiece
- together — into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together.
adverb apiece
- collectively — formed by collection.
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