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Definition of Per diem
1. Adverb. One every day. "We'll save 100 man-hours per diem"
2. Noun. A daily allowance for living expenses (especially while traveling in connection with your job).
Definition of Per diem
1. Noun. a daily stipend ¹
2. Noun. a daily allowable limit for expendables ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Per Diem
Literary usage of Per diem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by Indiana General Assembly. Senate, Indiana, General Assembly (1915)
"Free, principal secretary, 366 00 per diem of Harry B. ... 8310 00 per diem of
employes of assistant secretary. .. 3910 00 per diem of employes of principal ..."
2. Journal by Indiana General Assembly. Senate, Indiana, General Assembly, United States Congress Senate (1921)
"HAROLD F. VAN ORMAN, Senator By per diem, 61 days $366 00 By mileage 68 00 Jan.
... $434 00 $434 00 per diem and mileage of Senators $20 130 40 per diem of ..."
3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1909)
"The clerk taxed, among other things, the per diem and mileage of nine witnesses,
aggregating $156.10, the matter in dispute. The claim was supported by the ..."
4. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, Council of Safety (Conn.)., James Hammond Trumbull, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1874)
"For attending the General Assembly, per diem, 040 For travel per mile out, ...
Justices of the quorum, per diem, - - 046 Trying of each action, ..."