apiece

apiece
adverb
je

we took two bags apiece — wir nahmen je zwei Beutel

they cost a penny apiece — die kosten einen Penny das Stück

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[ə'pi:s]
adverb
(to, for, by etc each one of a group: They got two chocolates apiece.) pro Person
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apiece
[əˈpi:s]
adv after n, inv das Stück
for £500 \apiece für 500 Pfund das Stück; (per person) jeder
give them five \apiece gib ihnen je fünf
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[ə'piːs]
adv
pro Stück; (= per person) pro Person

I gave them two apiece — ich gab ihnen je zwei

they had two cakes apiece — sie hatten jeder zwei Kuchen

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apiece [əˈpiːs] adv
1. für jedes oder pro Stück, je:
20 cents apiece
2. für jeden, pro Kopf, pro Person:
he gave us £5 apiece er gab jedem von uns 5 Pfund
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adverb
je

we took two bags apiece — wir nahmen je zwei Beutel

they cost a penny apiece — die kosten einen Penny das Stück

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n.
je Stück f.

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