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apiece

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /əˈpiːs/

apiece means: For each person or thing separately.

adverb

FOR EACH ONEB2

For each person or thing separately.

  • The apples cost fifty cents apiece.
  • We gave the children two books apiece.
  • Both teams finished with three goals apiece.

How to use it: amount + apiece (The tickets cost twenty euros apiece.)

Similar words: each, per person, per item

Common phrases: ten dollars apiece, two apiece, cost something apiece

SOME DISTANCEC2

For a short or unspecified distance.

  • The store is down the road apiece.
  • We walked apiece before stopping to rest.
  • His house stands along the river apiece.

Similar words: a little way, some distance

Common phrases: down the road apiece, walk apiece, along apiece

Questions about apiece

What does apiece mean?

For each person or thing separately.

What is apiece in other languages?

Türkçe: tanesi · Español: cada uno · Français: chacun · Deutsch: pro Stück · Italiano: l'uno · 日本語: それぞれ

How do you pronounce apiece?

It is pronounced /əˈpiːs/.

How do you use apiece in a sentence?

The apples cost fifty cents apiece. We gave the children two books apiece.

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