Synonyms

apiece

[uh-pees] Origin

a·piece

[uh-pees]
adverb
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each: We ate an orange apiece. The cakes cost a dollar apiece.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English a pease. See a2, piece
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Apiece is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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apiece (əˈpiːs)
 
adv
(postpositive) for, to, or from each one: they were given two apples apiece

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Word Origin & History

apiece
1550s, a contraction of a pece (mid-15c.), originally of coins, objects for sale, etc. (see piece).
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