per annum

[ per an-uh m ]

/ pər ˈæn əm /

adverb

by the year; yearly.

Nearby words

pepys, samuel, pequot, pequot war, per, per an., per annum, per anum, per ardua ad astra, per capita, per cent, per centum

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

/ (pər ˈænəm) /

adverb

every year or by the year

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