per annum

[per an-uh m]

adverb

by the year; yearly.

Origin of per annum

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605

Can be confusedper annum per capita per diem

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Historical Examples of annum

Formerly, he borrowed from the local money-lenders, mostly Greeks, at 30 per cent per annum and over.
Letters of Travel (1892-1913)
Rudyard Kipling
Sarum who and when (annum) the motion in parliament was to have Mr. Hobbes burnt.'
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)
John Aubrey
Huic ob res bene gestas imperium in annum proximum prorogatum est.
Selections from Viri Romae
Charles Franois L'Homond
Huc ob rs17 bene gests imperium in annum proximum prrogtum41 30 est.
Selections from Viri Romae
Charles Franois L'Homond
Eulogium temporis, a condito orbe in annum Christi 1367, monachi cujusdem Niniani.5 pergameno, fo.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee
John Dee

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).