Examples of per diem in a Sentence
Adverb
Employees will be given $20 per diem for expenses.
Noun
He received a $30 per diem for food.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Their complaint may have had something to do with the fact that commissioners had cut the per diem to $13.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Mikaela worked there for over a year, also taking on a per diem Home Health nursing role six months into her ICU tenure.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Contestants who made the final cut were given a modest per diem and lived in a two-bedroom apartment with a fellow swan.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Adverb
Around the turn of the century, the per diem for Tarrant County prisoners was 30 cents for three hot meals a day.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Their complaint may have had something to do with the fact that commissioners had cut the per diem to $13.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2024
Mikaela worked there for over a year, also taking on a per diem Home Health nursing role six months into her ICU tenure.
—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
Contestants who made the final cut were given a modest per diem and lived in a two-bedroom apartment with a fellow swan.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Perdiem
trademark
Per·di·em
pər-ˈdē-ˌem, -əm 
—used for a laxative preparation of psyllium seed husks and senna
Legal Definition
per diem
1 of 3 adverb
per di·em
pər-ˈdē-əm, -ˈdī-
: by the day : for each day
paid per diem
per diem
2 of 3 adjective1
: based on use or service by the day
per diem compensation
2
: paid or calculated by the day
per diem interest
per diem
3 of 3 noun1
: a daily allowance
received a per diem for expenses
2
: a daily fee
paid a per diem for maintenance of the equipment
Etymology
Adverb
Latin
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