as per

prep, adv — 3 senses

as per

prep

UK /ˌæz ˈpɜː/ · US /ˌæz ˈpɝ/

Etymology c. 1782. From as + per

› According to.

1

Consistent with; in a way that is not discordant with.

  • Gentlemen—As per the rules of your Honorable Body, I advertised for bids for crockery, etc., that might be required by the various Cook County institutions from April 1st to June 30th, 1894, as per specifications on file in my office.1895, C. Mamer, Official Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, Illinois. 1893/1894, page 403:
2

At the behest of; at the insistence of; by a command from; by the order of.

  • As per Captain Smith, no midshipman shall sit or linger in this area.
  • You must remake your bed, as per the inspector.
Derived terms
as per the usual, as per usual

as per

adv

Etymology c. 1782. From as + per

1

Abbreviation, Ellipsis, Informal Ellipsis of as per usual.

  • The monument is just Poseidon being lazy, as per, and not keeping his city in order. You cannot be destroyed.2024 August 29, Charlie Covell, 23:06 from the start, in Georgi Banks-Davies, director, Kaos, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Prometheus (Stephen Dillane), via Netflix:
Related terms
pursuant to

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