: for each one : individually

Examples of apiece in a Sentence

His shoes weigh four pounds apiece. when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece, you're getting quite a bargain
Recent Examples on the Web In a single night in January, a record $6.5 million was raised on auction tags, with statewide bighorn sheep licenses in both Colorado and New Mexico fetching $600,000 apiece. Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024 Both had picked up their share of precursor awards (a Golden Globe apiece, along with the SAG Award for Gladstone and the BAFTA for Stone). Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024 Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid led Minnesota (44-21) with 25 points apiece. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Both films conferred a long-overdue sense of artistic prestige on their makers, and both won seven Oscars apiece. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 With the stellar discount, the knives are $2 apiece. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024 Since 2018, Smith and Evan Engram are tied for the most 20-plus mile per hour touches among tight ends, with five apiece. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024 With the deal, the organizers are going for just $3 apiece. Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024 There were five tickets sold that matched five winning numbers, which netted those winners $6,500 apiece, officials said. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of apiece was in the 15th century

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“Apiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiece. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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