per|o|rate — «PEHR uh rayt», intransitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. 1. to make a formal conclusion to a speech. 2. to speak at length; make a speech; harangue. SYNONYM(S): descant, expatiate … Useful english dictionary
per|bo|rate — «pur BR ayt, BOHR », noun. a salt of perboric acid, having either the univalent radical BO3 or the bivalent radical B4O8, as perborax (sodium perborate) … Useful english dictionary
per|chlo|rate — «pur KLR ayt, KLOHR », noun. a salt of perchloric acid … Useful english dictionary
per·fo·rate — … Useful english dictionary
im|per|fo|rate — «ihm PUR fuhr iht, fuh rayt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not pierced through with holes. 2. (of stamps) not separated from other stamps by perforations; having the margins whole. –n. an imperforate stamp … Useful english dictionary
re|per|fo|rate — «rih PUR fuh rayt», transitive verb, rat|ed, rat|ing. to perforate again … Useful english dictionary
Per diem — Per diem, is Latin for per day or for each day . It usually refers to the daily rate of any kind of payment. It may also refer to a specific amount of money that an organization allows an individual to spend per day, to cover living and… … Wikipedia
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
rate — rate1 [rāt] n. [OFr < L rata (pars), reckoned (part), fem. of ratus, pp. of reri, to reckon < IE * rē , var. of base * ar , to fit, join > ART1, ORDER] 1. the amount, degree, etc. of anything in relation to units of something else [the… … English World dictionary
per diem — per di‧em [pə ˈdiːəm ǁ pər ] adjective formal for each day: • Our consultants earn a per diem rate of $1,600. per diem adverb * * * Ⅰ. per diem UK US adjective FORMAL … Financial and business terms
