as per

UK/ˌæz ˈpɜː/US/ˌæz ˈpɝ/

preposition

Consistent with; in a way that is not discordant with.

“You must remake your bed, as per the inspector.”

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in accordance withperfollowing
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Meanings

preposition
  1. According to.
    1. Consistent with; in a way that is not discordant with.

      Gentlemen—As per the rules of your Honorable Body, I advertised for bids for crockery, etc., that might be required by the various Cook County institutions from April 1st to June 30th, 1894, as per specifications on file in my office.

      1895, C. Mamer, Official Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois. 1893/1894, page 403

      Synonyms: in accordance with, per, following

    2. At the behest of; at the insistence of; by a command from; by the order of.

      You must remake your bed, as per the inspector.

      1 more example

      As per Captain Smith, no midshipman shall sit or linger in this area.

      Synonyms: per

adverbas per (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationellipsisinformalnot comparableEllipsis of as per usual.

    The monument is just Poseidon being lazy, as per, and not keeping his city in order. You cannot be destroyed.

    2024 August 29, Charlie Covell, 23:06 from the start, in Georgi Banks-Davies, director, Kaos, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), via Netflix

Synonyms & antonyms

prepositionConsistent with; in a way that is not discordant with.

Similar
in accordance withperfollowing

prepositionAt the behest of; at the insistence of; by a command from; by the order of.

Similar
per
Also see
according toin accordance with

Origin

c. 1782. From as + per

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Translations

Arabic وَفْقًا لِـ
  • وَفْقًا لِـ (wafqan li-)according to
Finnish mukaisesti
  • mukaisestiaccording to
French conformément à
  • conformément àaccording to
German laut
  • lautaccording to
Polish zgodnie z
  • zgodnie zaccording to
Portuguese conforme
  • conformeaccording to
Russian согла́сно, в соотве́тствии с
  • согла́сно (soglásno)according to
  • в соотве́тствии с (v sootvétstvii s)according to
Spanish según
  • segúnaccording to
Vietnamese theo như, theo
  • theo nhưaccording to
  • theoaccording to
  • tuân theoaccording to
Cite this entry
APA

as per. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20per

MLA

“as per.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20per. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as per,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20per.

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