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apiece

[ uh-pees ]
/ əˈpis /
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adverb
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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Origin of apiece

First recorded in 1425–75, apiece is from late Middle English a pease. See a2, piece
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British Dictionary definitions for apiece

apiece
/ (əˈpiːs) /

adverb
(postpositive) for, to, or from each onethey were given two apples apiece
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