per head

idiom

: for each person
The price is $20 per head.

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The 10 such businesses either started in Estonia or with the input of Estonians include Skype and Wise (formerly Transferwise) and put it towards the top of the world league table for the number of such businesses per head of population. Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 The cabin is a little pricier than its counterpart and goes for $1,700 per night for four guests, with extra guests also adding $50 per head. Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025 Rum It’s reported that during the 1600s, American colonists consumed 3.7 gallons of rum annually — per head. Jillian Dara, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 Deportation costs $50,000 per head, Di Martino told me, and deporting a TPS holder means losing a taxpayer. Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for per head

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“Per head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/per%20head. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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