Synonyms for
Apiece
Definition
each, individually, for each one
Synonyms & similar words
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Common collocations
- ten dollars apiece
- five pounds apiece
- two dollars apiece
- one each
- three each
- four each
- six each
Word family
adverb apiece
Usage note
Apiece is an adverb that means 'to, for, or by each one of a number of people or things.' It is often used after a quantity or price to indicate distribution.
Example sentences
- The teacher gave the students three pencils apiece.
- The soccer players shook hands with the opposing team members one at a time, two apiece.
- The family members received a gift apiece from their aunt.
- The cupcakes were priced at $2 apiece.
- The museum visitor admired the paintings one by one, three apiece.
Quotes
The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance. This is not simply a matter of humble self-knowledge. It is the foundation for understanding that apiece of the truth, however small, can be the key to unlocking some real problem in the real world.
I learned that when you want to find out something, you should ask as many people as possible because everyone sees things differently. One fact might jump out at you that you would never have thought of by yourself. You could call this the 'apiece-of-the-truth theory.'
I'd like to get four people who do cart wheels very good, and make a cart.