per diem
adverbHow to pronounce per diem:
Definition of per diem:
- per diem (adverb):
- by the day for each day
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- stalker
- painted
- Oahu
- footpath
- emu
- devised
- crinkly
- tasteful
- anise
- gruelling
- deli
- Davis
- Phoenix
- liking
- jiffy
- isthmus
- flaccid
- behalf
- afeard
- abstruse
- unnamed
- prowess
- newness
- nadir
- leery
- winsome
- torso
- squabbling
- Keita
- cyclone
- besting
- poutine
- doleful
- brimming
- prelude
- zealot
- Hecate's
- crackly
- blabbing
- jangled
- hateful
- zooty
- schnitzel
- feng-shui
- crappy
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