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per diem noun /ˌpɜː ˈdiːem/ /ˌpɜːr ˈdiːem/ (from Latin, especially North American English) [uncountable, countable] jump to other results - money paid, for example to employees, for things they need to buy every day
- He will get $14 000 a year in per diem to help with the higher costs of living in Washington.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: Latin.
per diem adverb /ˌpɜː ˈdiːem/ /ˌpɜːr ˈdiːem/ (from Latin, especially North American English) jump to other results - for each day
- He agreed to pay at specified rates per diem.
per diem adjective /ˌpɜː ˈdiːem/ /ˌpɜːr ˈdiːem/ (from Latin, especially North American English) [only before noun] jump to other results - (of money) for each day
Word Originearly 16th cent.: Latin.
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