单词 | per diem |
释义 | per diem From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Wagesper diemper di‧em1 /pə ˈdiːəm $ pər-/ noun [countable] American English1 BEWan amount of money that an employer pays a worker for each day that is worked2 an amount of money that a worker is allowed to spend when doing his or her job, for example on a business trip a per diem allowanceExamples from the Corpusper diem• All per diems paid to business owners are wages unless the owners have receipts to cover the per diem allowance.• For people who think this way, there is an alternative system for documenting travel expenses: the per diem rule.• But then they gave, she gave me the per diem breakdowns and you know the two dinners were what?• Owners of businesses are not permitted to reimburse their own travel expenses under the per diem rules.• Businesspeople who use the per diem rule get into trouble because they overpay per diem rates. Chronologyper diemper diem2 adverb American English formalTMCfor each day or on each day workers who are paid per diemExamples from the Corpusper diem• Our consultants receive $500 per diem plus expenses.From Longman Business Dictionaryper diemper di‧em /pə ˈdiːəmpər-/ adjective formal for each dayOur consultants earn a per diem rate of $1,600. —per diem adverbOrigin per diem2 (1500-1600) Latin “by the day” |
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