apiece

adverb

ə-ˈpēs How to pronounce apiece (audio)
Synonyms of apiecenext
: for each one : individually

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His shoes weigh four pounds apiece. when you figure that they usually sell for six dollars apiece, you're getting quite a bargain
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The Cubs got two hits apiece from Michael Busch, Nico Hoerner, rookie Pedro Ramirez and Dansby Swanson. — ABC News, 26 July 2026 That two-run cushion evaporated in the top of the eighth inning when Vaughn Grissom hit a two-run home run off reliever Jason Foley, notching things up at six apiece. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 At less than $30 apiece, the kit has two smoothing lotion bars and a chic bamboo canister for storage. — Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 25 July 2026 Late last year, Spector said, Dutch was paying an outside agency roughly $50,000 a month to produce five pieces of creative material, or about $10,000 apiece. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for apiece

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of apiece was in the 15th century

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Apidae
apiece
a piece of cake
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apiece

adverb
ə-ˈpēs How to pronounce apiece (audio)
: for each one

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