| 单词 | per diem |
| 释义 | per diem[ per -dee-uhm, dahy-uhm ] / pər ˈdi əm, ˈdaɪ əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR per diem ON THESAURUS.COM adverbby the day; for each day. adjectivepaid by the day. nouna 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 diemBorrowed into English from Latin around 1510–20 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH per diemper annum, per capita, per diemWords nearby per diempercussor, percutaneous, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Percy, Perdido, per diem, perdition, perdu, perdurable, perdure, père Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for per diem
British Dictionary definitions for per diemper diem / (ˈpɜː ˈdaɪɛm, ˈdiːɛm) / adverbevery day or by the day noun
Word Origin for per diemfrom Latin Collins 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 diemper 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. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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