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When I was working at Teleflora, I got booked to do 'Talladega Nights,' so I went and did that. That was really my first big break ev-er. I made as much from my per diem during the three-month shoot as I did for the entire previous year.
Jack McBrayer

Meaning of "per diem" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PER DIEM

From Latin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PER DIEM

per diem  [ˈpɜː ˈdaɪɛm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PER DIEM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Per diem can act as a noun and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PER DIEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Per diem

Per diem is a daily allowance for expenses—a specific amount of money an organization gives an individual per day to cover living expenses when traveling for work. A per diem may or may not include travel expenses. Per diem is also used as an adjective and an adverb. Per diem pay eliminates the need for employees to spend as much time creating expense reports to document amounts spent while travelling on business for reimbursement. Instead, employers pay employees a standard daily rate without regard to the amount actually spent by the employee. Employees do not have to give back any money if they did not use all of the per diem for travel expenses.

Definition of per diem in the English dictionary

The definition of per diem in the dictionary is every day or by the day. Other definition of per diem is an allowance for daily expenses, usually those incurred while working.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PER DIEM

per
per annum
per ardua ad astra
per capita
per capita income
per cent
per centum
per contra
per day
per mensem
per mil
per mill
per pro
per se
Pera
peracid
peracidity
peracute
peradventure

WORDS THAT END LIKE PER DIEM

ante meridiem
anthem
carpe diem
em
Eminem
gem
hem
item
mem
modem
post meridiem
problem
Requiem
riem
seem
Sem
stem
system
the system
them

Synonyms and antonyms of per diem in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «per diem» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PER DIEM

Find out the translation of per diem to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of per diem from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «per diem» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

每日津贴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viáticos
570 millions of speakers

English

per diem
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिदिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البدل اليومي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суточные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

per diem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দিনপ্রতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

par jour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setiap diem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日当
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saben diem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công tác phí
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தினக்கூலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दर दि
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Her gün için
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giornamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

per diem
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

per diem
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

per diem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dagtraktamente
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

per diem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of per diem

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PER DIEM»

The term «per diem» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PER DIEM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about per diem

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3 QUOTES WITH «PER DIEM»

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Jack McBrayer
When I was working at Teleflora, I got booked to do 'Talladega Nights,' so I went and did that. That was really my first big break ev-er. I made as much from my per diem during the three-month shoot as I did for the entire previous year.
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Dean Norris
Investment banks started recruiting at Harvard back in the day, and they'd fly me down to New York City and I was so poor so I would take advantage of the free flight, the per diem, the hotel. And then I would go audition for stuff.
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Robin Williams
Carpe per diem - seize the check.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PER DIEM»

Discover the use of per diem in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to per diem and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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U.S. Master Tax Guide
option of keeping the actual records of travel expenses, the IRS has provided per diem allowances under which the amount of away-from-home meals and incidental expenses may be deemed to be substantiated. These per diem allowances ...
CCH Incorporated, 2007
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Essentials of Managed Health Care
Flat Per Diems Once more common than it is now, flat per diems means a single per diem rate is negotiated and applied to any type of inpatient day. In other words, the payment for an intensive care day is the same as a day for a routine ...
‎2012
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Tax Savvy for Small Business
Per diem method. The per diem (per day) expense method is simpler—just take an irs-approved specific dollar deduction for each day you are on the road. how much you can take depends on where in the world you are traveling. with the per  ...
Frederick W. Daily, 2008
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Nursing Administration Handbook
Per Diem Employees * Per diem (or prn) nurses are hired by the health care facility to work as needed. Per diem nurses plan their schedules with the facility. Then if the facility finds that on a given day it does not need the per diem nurse's help, ...
Howard S. Rowland, Beatrice L. Rowland, 1997
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2012: For Preparing Your 2011 ...
If payments are made on a per diem or other periodic basis, meaning that they are made without regard to actual expenses incurred, there is an annual limitation on the amount that can be excluded. For 2011, per diem payments of up to $300 ...
J. K. Lasser, 2011
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2013: For Preparing Your 2012 ...
Per Diem Travel Allowance Under Accountable Plans • deductible.The unreimbursed $100 balance for meals ($300 – $200) must be reduced to $50 by the 50% reduction for meals.The total deductible amount of $450 ($50 for meals and $400 ...
J.K. Lasser Institute, 2012
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Managing the Laboratory Animal Facility, Second Edition
How do you establish your per diem rates for the coming year? The general concept is to assign to each species you house a percentage of the total expense for the past year. You will then take that number, possibly add 4% for anticipated  ...
Jerald Silverman, 2008
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Managed Care: What It Is and How It Works
Hospital administrators are often reluctant to include days in the intensive care or obstetric units as part of the base per diem unless there is sufficient volume of regular medical-surgical cases to make the ultimate cost predictable. For a small  ...
Peter R. Kongstvedt, 2009
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Essentials of Managed Health Care
plan, or in one that is not limiting the number of participating hospitals, the hospital administrator is concerned that the hospital will be used for expensive cases at a low per diem and competitors will be used for less costly cases. In such cases ...
Peter Reid Kongstvedt, 2001
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Journal of Proceedings Including the Annual Reports, ...
Sept 9, No 33, E. K. Woodward, mileage and per diem $138 00 " 9, No. 34, E. H. Barry, mileage and per diem 97 00 " 9, No. 35, N. B. Mountford, mileage and per diem 38 00 " 9, No. 36, I. A. Massey, mileage and per diem 150 50 " 9, No.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sovereign Grand Lodge, 1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PER DIEM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term per diem is used in the context of the following news items.
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Police called in as Lord Sewel quits over 'drugs and prostitutes' sting
In fact, the per diem for attending the Lords is £300, and it did not apply to Lord Sewel. As he declares his main residence is in Aberdeen, ... «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Jul 15»
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Wyoming contractor blamed for UW building delay
... the project at $1,000 a day than to hire three to four workers and pay them benefits, salary and per diem,” said State Auditor Cynthia Cloud. «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»
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Hubbardston Village Council appoints new member
Approved voiding a per diem check for Genereux due to her absence and to approve the payroll as amended. • Approved rescinding a check ... «Greenville Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Burrell blasts corporate Jamaica
We have a few sponsors who will put in some kind, but the real cash which is necessary to pay the airfare, the match fees, and the per diem ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
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Search is on for superintendent
He was approached to apply and after looking at it, he was taken by the challenge. Holland is paid on a per diem rate of $600. He also notes he ... «Cranston Herald, Jul 15»
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Cuomo flexes executive muscle, Crist to try for another Florida office …
... Hawaii, Honolulu Civil Beat has the story of how state lawmakers have spent $400,000 without accounting for it through per diem expenses. «USAPP American Politics and Policy, Jul 15»
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Georgiana Vines: Carson, Zachary to debate
“If a legislator doesn't report his/her mileage and per diem, those numbers do not accurately reflect when he is in Nashville,” Daniel said. «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
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Sarah Hepola's Blackout: a memoir of one woman's relationship with …
She is in her early 30s, on a magazine assignment with a generous per diem, and this isn't the first time an alcohol-induced blackout has ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Louis Berger Case: Goa Water Project Director Suspended
Louis Berger paid close to $1 million to a minister, disguising them as 'commitment fee', 'counterpart per diem', 'marketing fee' and 'field ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
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The right to differ
... case-by-case basis and are paid a modest per diem by the group for providing legal assistance. Among these is rights lawyer Anon Nampa, ... «The Nation, Jul 15»

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