: for each one : individually

Examples of apiece in a Sentence

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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Eight of those drivers crowns have come with Red Bull, with Sebastian Vettel and Verstappen winning four apiece. Dan Cancian, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 The first two seasons were lean and mean at six episodes apiece, which allowed the creative team (these days led by showrunner John Wirth) to adapt Hillerman’s books without dragging things out. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025 Adam Pelech has missed 20 games in a season for the third consecutive year; Ryan Pulock and Scott Mayfield have missed seven games apiece due to injury; Alex Romanov, another young guy like Dobson, has missed 14. Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025 With the game tied at 99 apiece and under one minute left in the fourth quarter, the Knicks mustered a stop on a Lakers offense supercharged by the Luka Doncic mega trade with the Dallas Mavericks. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apiece

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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

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“Apiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiece. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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