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per diem

[ per dee-uhm, dahy-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

a daily allowance, usually for living expenses while traveling in connection with one's work or being employed at a distance from one's home:
a per diem for lawmakers while the legislature is in session.

per diem

/ ˈdiːɛm; ˈpɜː ˈdaɪɛm /

1. an allowance for daily expenses, usually those incurred while working
2. ( as modifier )
  a per-diem allowance

per diem

A Latin phrase meaning “by the day.” Traveling sales reps or government workers often are paid a per diem, meaning an allowance out of which to cover daily expenses while traveling.

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1510–20

from Latin

If Moran really wants to help current and future members of Congress, he'll skip the per diem and give them some advice: Do more.

Not surprisingly, the per diem proposal has been a flop since Moran floated it a few weeks ago.

Carpe Per Diem Am I supposed to be charging meals While I am away from Juneau?

If a man has hired oxen, a wagon, and its driver, he shall give one hundred and eighty ka of corn per diem.

If a man has hired a wagon by itself, he shall give forty ka of corn per diem.

If a man has hired a fast ship, he shall give two and a half še of silver per diem as her hire.

If a man has hired a ship of sixty gur, he shall give one-sixth of a shekel of silver per diem as her hire.

You are paid fifty pounds per diem to see that there is more brains in my little finger than in all your carcass.

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