Giving rates and measurements
Use euro per to express cost for each item, hour, kilometre, or person.
Euro is a noun, not an adjective, and the correct preposition depends on the meaning. Euro per is common for rates, while euro for appears in prices and exchanges.
Use euro per for rates such as cost per item or kilometre. Use euro for when stating a price or exchange. Euro in is possible only when in introduces a place, language, or context.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use euro per to express cost for each item, hour, kilometre, or person.
Use euro for when stating what someone pays in exchange for something.
Use in euro or in euros to show the currency of prices or accounts.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Per needs a following unit such as hour, item, or person.
✕ The service costs 5 euro per. ✓ The service costs 5 euro per person.Pay normally takes for before the thing bought.
✕ She paid 20 euro in the book. ✓ She paid 20 euro for the book.Use in euro or in euros when describing the currency used.
✕ All prices are euro. ✓ All prices are in euros.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Euro is normally a noun referring to the currency.
In standard English, use euros with plural amounts such as 20 euros.
Yes. Expressions such as euros per hour or euros per month are common.
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