Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb To or for each one; each.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • For each piece, article, thing, or person; for each; to each; each: as, they cost a dollar apiece; there is an orange apiece.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English a pece : a, a; see a + pece, piece; see piece.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

a- +‎ piece

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Examples

  • You can cut the top of a pumpkin, drop in apiece of plastic and leave candy for the Trick or Treaters. depending on where you live, this may or may not work.

    Courtney Cachet: Halloween Decor All Grown Up Courtney Cachet 2010

  • You can cut the top of a pumpkin, drop in apiece of plastic and leave candy for the Trick or Treaters. depending on where you live, this may or may not work.

    Courtney Cachet: Halloween Decor All Grown Up Courtney Cachet 2010

  • The taking up half the bed so his father and I are left a quarter apiece is even cute to some degree.

    co-not-sleeping « Love | Peace | Ohana 2009

  • But outside these coffee hubs the Clover, at an average of $11,000 apiece, is a snow leopard.

    The Magic Brewing Machine 2007

  • But outside these coffee hubs the Clover, at an average of $11,000 apiece, is a snow leopard.

    The Magic Brewing Machine 2007

  • But outside these coffee hubs the Clover, at an average of $11,000 apiece, is a snow leopard.

    The Magic Brewing Machine 2007

  • Raich and Miller are easily the two best skiers on the circuit this year, and both had a win apiece in the slalom entering the race.

    USATODAY.com - Rocca wins World Cup slalom; Miller crashes out again 2005

  • Lecavalier had a pair of assists while throwing his body all over the ice as the Lightning evened the best-of-seven series at one win apiece with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.

    USATODAY.com 2004

  • Jay Pandolfo collected a goal and an assist and helped kill all seven power plays by the Ottawa Senators as the Devils squared the Eastern Conference finals at one win apiece with a 4-1 triumph.

    USATODAY.com 2003

  • Jay Pandolfo collected a goal and an assist and helped kill all seven power plays by the Ottawa Senators as the Devils squared the Eastern Conference finals at one win apiece with a 4-1 triumph.

    USATODAY.com 2003

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