: 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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LaVine and Sabonis scored 14 points apiece in the first half. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Tidbits Alek Jacob, Yuki Matsui, Adrián Morejón and Wandy Peralta worked an inning apiece last night to extend the bullpen’s scoreless streak to 19 innings. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 My grandma bought my fictional travel stories for $1 apiece. Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Join the 30,000+ users who added them to their cart in the past month by grabbing a set of two for $11 apiece. Averi Baudler, People.com, 29 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 5 Apr. 2025.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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