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as per

/ˌæz ˈpɜː/ UK
/ˌæz ˈpɝ/ US

Where it comes from

c. 1782. From as + per

preposition

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.
Similar: in accordance with, per, following
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.
Similar: per

adverb

abbreviation, ellipsis, informal, not comparable 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.

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prep according to

Español	según
Português	conforme
Français	conformément à
Deutsch	laut
Русский	согла́сно soglásno, в соотве́тствии с v sootvétstvii s
Tiếng Việt	theo như, theo, tuân theo
العربية	وَفْقًا لِـ wafqan li-

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Chicago

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@misc{as_per_2026,
  title = {as per},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/as%20per},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}