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.

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apiece British  

/ əˈpiːs /

adverb

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

   they were given two apples apiece

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Etymology

Origin of apiece

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

Explanation

The adverb apiece means "for each" or "to each." If your grandmother gives you and your cousins ten dollars apiece, she hands each of you a ten dollar bill. When you sell cookies at a bake sale for a dollar apiece, every individual cookie costs one dollar. And if two competing baseball teams have eleven wins apiece, it means that they're tied for the season so far — they've each won eleven games. Apiece, first used in the 1500s, was a contraction of a pece, which was almost always used to talk about coins or items for sale.

Example Sentences

To counteract that, Ian Lowe, a Tasmania-based artisan baker and the owner of Apiece, incorporates freshly milled chickpea flour into his final mix.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2022

“It was like watching ‘Dynasty’ or ‘Dallas,’ but with a bunch of clog- and Apiece Apart-wearing women,” she said of her group, which has largely gone quiet.

From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2022

For the duo, having a store presence also has been essential to the mission of Apiece Apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2018

Woman fragrance, a scent she created in honor of Apiece Apart’s West Coast arrival and 10th anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2018

Apiece of hair falls into her eyes, and I am brushing it back before she even notices it.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Related Words

• aside
• individually
• respectively
• separately