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apiece

American  
[uh-pees] / əˈpis /

adverb

  1. for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each.

    We ate an orange apiece. The cakes cost a dollar apiece.
apiece British  
/ əˈpiːs /

adverb

  1. (postpositive) for, to, or from each one

    they were given two apples apiece
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of apiece

First recorded in 1425–75, apiece is from late Middle English a pease. See a 2, piece

Example Sentences

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None of them commented on the fact that What we don’t know got a whole sheet of paper, while What we know and What we think got only a half sheet apiece.

From Literature

But with the rain unrelenting in Kandy the match was abandoned with both Ireland and Zimbabwe taking a point apiece.

From BBC

Despite falling 5-3 down after being broken again in the second set, Raducanu fought back to claim two breaks and make it a set apiece.

From BBC

He travels to the post office to mail checks totaling several thousand dollars apiece to each of his siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal

The result leaves Group B delicately poised after two games apiece, with Australia two points behind Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, who face the Aussies on Monday.

From BBC

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