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The Meaning of per

  • (prep.) Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.

Homophones

pere , pur , purr

Rhymes

amateur , bir , birr , blur , bur , burr , chauffeur , chesshir , cofer , concur , confer , connoisseur , credeur , cur , defer , demur , der , derbyshire , deter , dirr , dufur , duhr , durr , entrepreneur , esquer , eure , fer , fir , fleur , fluhr , francoeur , fur , furr , furrh , gurr , her , hur , incur , infer , inter , jerr , ker , kerr , larkspur , liqueur , longspur , mccur , mcgirr , monsieur , murr , myrrh , nurre , occur , payeur , pere , prefer , pur , purr , ramseur , recur , redifer , refer , reoccur , restaurateur , saboteur , scher , schreur , schur , schurr , schwer , sher , shir , shirr , shur , shurr , sir , slur , spur , spurr , stir , stuhr , sur , swor , ter , thur , transfer , ur , were