per annum
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of per annum
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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“At current lithium market prices, PLS will generate substantial earnings and cash flow with the restart of the 200,000 tons per annum Ngungaju processing plant,” analyst James Williamson says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Last week’s second-quarter earnings release showed that its free cash flow had turned negative but its cloud business was expanding at 45% per annum, second only to Google in terms of growth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
The US is planning to double production rates from around 600 Patriot missiles per annum to 2,000, but that'll take several years.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“This will go on for a few years as a total of 1.7 million lbs owed at max 250,000 lbs per annum, dragging down the realized price,” Ord Minnett says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
‘You get off at Mombasa. Your salary will be five hundred pounds per annum and your tour is for three years.’
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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