: 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
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Eight of the private groups got up to $1.5 million apiece to keep working on their ideas for the next 90 days. Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025 And be sure to snag the four-piece set while it’s marked down to less than $19 apiece. Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025 Lavonte returned to the Bucs for his 13th season on a one-year contract that includes bonuses worth $250,000 apiece for appearances in the NFC wild card game, the division round, the conference title game and the Super Bowl. Jack Magruder, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Carlsen won the first two games, before Nepomniachtchi levelled at two apiece. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for apiece 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Jan. 2025.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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