: 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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Mike’s Mighty Good seed-oil-free instant ramen costs more than $3 a cup on its website; its conventional counterparts can be 99 cents or less apiece. Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025 As a result, the Club raised our TJX price target to $150 apiece from $145, and reiterated a buy-equivalent 1 rating on shares. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 Aug. 2025 Trump purchases also included at least $500,000 of bonds apiece from chipmaker Qualcomm, mobile provider T-Mobile USA, Home Depot and UnitedHealth Group, the country’s largest private health insurance company. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2025 White is referring to the fighter bonuses that have traditionally been set at $50,000 for each of the two Performance of the Night winners and another $50,000 apiece for the fighters who take home Fight of the Night honors. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 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 4 Sep. 2025.

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apiece

adverb
: for each one

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