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PER DIEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("per diem" is a kind of...):
allowance (a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One every day
Example:
we'll save 100 man-hours per diem
Synonyms:
by the day; per diem
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