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| 1. | by the day; for each day. |
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | paid by the day. |
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adv. By the day; per day. adj.
n. pl. per diems An allowance for daily expenses. [Latin : per, per + diem, accusative of diēs, day.] |
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per diem
1520, from L., lit. "by the day," from per (see per) + diem, acc. sing. of dies "day" (see diurnal).
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| per diem | |
adverb | |
| 1. | one every day; "we'll save 100 man-hours per diem" |
noun | |
| 1. | a daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job) |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
per diem [(puhr dee-uhm, deye-uhm)]
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.
[Chapter:] Business and Economics
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Per diem
Per di"em\ [L.] By the day; substantively (chiefly U. S.), an allowance or amount of so much by the day.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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