per diem

US/pɚˈdi.əm/US/pɚˈdaɪ.əm/

adjective

Per day; daily.

Similar
by the day
OriginLatin per →
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Meanings

adjectiveper diem (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePer day; daily.
nounper diem (plural per diems)

plural per diems

  1. A daily stipend.
  2. A daily allowable limit for expendables.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbone every day

Similar
by the day
Also see
by dayby the daycircadiandailyevery dayeverydayquotidian

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinper
  2. Englishper diem

From Latin per + diem (“day”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Czech diety
  • dietydaily stipend
Finnish päiväraha, päiväannos
  • päivärahadaily stipend
  • päiväannosdaily allowable limit for expendables
  • päiväkiintiödaily allowable limit for expendables
German Tagespauschale
  • Tagespauschaledaily stipend
Hebrew אש״ל
  • אש״ל (Sh.L.)daily stipend
Italian diaria
  • diariadaily stipend
Polish dieta
  • dietadaily stipend
Portuguese diária, diária
  • diáriadaily stipend
  • diáriadaily allowable limit for expendables
Russian су́точные
  • су́точные (sútočnyje)daily stipend
Swedish traktamente, dagtraktamente
  • traktamentedaily stipend
  • dagtraktamentedaily stipend
  • dagpenningdaily stipend
Cite this entry
APA

per diem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20diem

MLA

“per diem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20diem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “per diem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/per%20diem.

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