per annum

[per an-uh m]

adverb

by the year; yearly.

Nearby words

Origin of per annum

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605

Can be confusedper annum per capita per diem

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Examples from the Web for annum

Huic ob res bene gestas imperium in annum proximum prorogatum est.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond
Annum quoque vetustissimi Grcorum λυκαβαντα appellant τον απο του ΛYΚΟΥ; id est Sole.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant
Chronica de imperatoribus seu compendium historiarum in prima monarchia Babiloniorum, in annum Christi 1266.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee|John Dee
Eulogium temporis, a condito orbe in annum Christi 1367, monachi cujusdem Niniani.5 pergameno, fo.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee|John Dee

Huc ob rs17 bene gests imperium in annum proximum prrogtum41 30 est.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond

British Dictionary definitions for annum

per annum

adverb

every year or by the year

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Word Origin and History for annum

per annum

Latin, literally "by the year," from per (see per) + annum, accusative singular of annus "year" (see annual).