Diem
South Asian surname
Diem appears most often in the Latin phrase carpe diem, meaning "seize the day"—an exhortation to act now rather than wait.
Per diem means "by the day" and refers to daily allowances or rates: The company pays a per diem for travel expenses.
As a standalone word, diem is rare outside these phrases.
Latin imperative: seize
rate · allowance · stipend · Roman · motto · philosophy · present · moment
Fixed periodic payment
- stipendFixed regular payment
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- expenseMoney paid out
- travelMovement between locations
lodging · meals · government · federal · contractor · rate · GSA · flat
carpe
Latin imperative: seize
hourly · rate · allowance · stipend · Roman · motto · philosophy · present · moment · today
allowance
Fixed periodic payment
- stipendFixed regular payment
- reimbursementPayment for incurred expenses
- expenseMoney paid out
travel · lodging · meals · government · federal · contractor · rate · GSA · flat · fixed
Vietnam
Southeast Asian coastal nation
1963 · coup · assassination · Catholic · Cold War · Kennedy · regime · autocrat · mandate · republic
Vietnamese
Of Southeast Asian nation
Beau · Cameron · female · baby · meaning · beautiful · pretty · etymology · Asian · heritage
DiemHo Chi Minh
Vietnamese nationalist leader
North Vietnam · Viet Cong · Hanoi · communism · man of the people
- carpe diemGrasp the present moment
- per diemPayment by day
- per diem workWork paid daily