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PER DIEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does per diem mean?
• PER DIEM (noun)
The noun PER DIEM has 1 sense:
1. a daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job)
Familiarity information: PER DIEM used as a noun is very rare.
• PER DIEM (adverb)
The adverb PER DIEM has 1 sense:
1. one every day
Familiarity information: PER DIEM used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("per diem" is a kind of...):
allowance (a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One every day
Synonyms:
by the day; per diem
Context example:
we'll save 100 man-hours per diem
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