Shouldn't it be "As per" instead of "Per"?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Per Ministry’s guidelines, employers should provide 3 meals a day on top of your monthly salary.

Shouldn’t it be “As per” instead of “Per”?

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Yes, it should be ‘As per’ which means ‘in accordance with’.
The word ‘per’ is a preposition meaning ‘each’.
Many people use these two interchangeably, which is not in good taste.

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To me, “as per” is redundant. But both are used.

The dictionary gives the same definition for both - meaning “according to”. According to Merriam, both have been in use in English for over 500 years. Oxford calls “as per” an idiom.

“As per” tends to be a little more stylish and is more common in business and legal text. But it has the same exact meaning as “per” used alone. Both are somewhat formal. People rarely use either one in casual English.

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per
[pəː]

PREPOSITION

  1. for each (used with units to express a rate):
    “he charges £2 per square yard”

  2. ARCHAIC

by means of:
“send it per express”

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That’s a completely different definition of per.

That first definition can be expressed mathematically with the division sign ‘/’.

He charges £2 per square yard
He charges £2 / square yard

Miles per hour
Miles / hour

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