# apiece

/əˈpis/ (US) · /ɐpˈiːs/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Adverb

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/apiece
Updated: 2026-05-07

## Definition

for each person or thing in a group. You use this after a number to show the price or amount for every single item.

For teachers: to or for each individual person or item in a set. Typically follows the numeral or noun phrase it modifies.

## Examples

- The tickets cost twenty dollars apiece.
- The two companies were fined five million dollars apiece for their roles in the price-fixing scandal.
- The antique chairs were sold for three hundred pounds apiece, a price that reflected their excellent condition and historical significance.

## Pitfalls

- Not "They cost apiece ten dollars" but "They cost ten dollars apiece" — Apiece must follow the quantity or price it modifies, rather than preceding it.

## Usage notes

- Always follows the noun or number it refers to; it cannot be used at the start of a sentence.

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