per diem
by the day; for each day.
paid by the day.
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.
Origin of per diem
1Words that may be confused with per diem
- per annum, per capita, per diem
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How to use per diem in a sentence
We do local staffing as well, but most of the time, the local nurses are already working with their local hospitals on a per diem basis or maybe they’re in their float pools.
A depleted workforce and no end in sight: An inside look at America’s ailing health care industry | Erika Fry | December 8, 2020 | FortuneIf 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.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of Babylon
If a man has hired a wagon by itself, he shall give forty ka of corn per diem.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonIf a man has hired a fast ship, he shall give two and a half še of silver per diem as her hire.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonIf a man has hired a ship of sixty gur, he shall give one-sixth of a shekel of silver per diem as her hire.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World | Hammurabi, King of BabylonYou are paid fifty pounds per diem to see that there is more brains in my little finger than in all your carcass.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
British Dictionary definitions for per diem
/ (ˈpɜː ˈdaɪɛm, ˈdiːɛm) /
every day or by the day
an allowance for daily expenses, usually those incurred while working
(as modifier): a per-diem allowance
Origin of per diem
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for per diem
[ (puhr dee-uhm, deye-uhm) ]
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