: 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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The Cardinals scored a run apiece in the third and fourth following Ramos’ homer, but the Giants scored three runs in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead on an RBI single from Patrick Bailey and a two-run single from Ramos. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025 Lilah Macquarrie and Lauren Sutliffe scored two goals apiece as Duxbury beat Silver Lake 5-0 in the Patriot League. Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 However, Lamar Jackson and company were able to tie things at 14 apiece with 24 seconds left in the second quarter after Rashod Bateman was found wide open in the front of the end zone. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025 The space agency has about five days apiece in February, March and April to launch the flight. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Sep. 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 24 Sep. 2025.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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