per diem

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per diem

  • /pɚˈdi.əm/ US
  • /pɚˈdaɪ.əm/ US

Where it comes from

From Latin per + diem (“day”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Per day; daily.

noun per diems

  1. A daily stipend.
  2. A daily allowable limit for expendables.

Translations

Every language

noun daily stipend

Portuguêsdiária
DeutschTagespauschale
Italianodiaria
Русскийсу́точные sútočnyje
עבריתאש״ל Sh.L.

noun daily allowable limit for expendables

Portuguêsdiária

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"per diem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/per%20diem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

per diem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/per%20diem

Chicago

"per diem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/per%20diem.

BibTeX
@misc{per_diem_2026,
  title = {per diem},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/per%20diem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}