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per annum

[ per an-uh m ]
/ pər ˈæn əm /
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adverb

by the year; yearly.

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RELATED WORDS

regularly, annual, annually, yearlong, perennial

Nearby words

  1. pepys, samuel,
  2. pequot,
  3. pequot war,
  4. per,
  5. per an.,
  6. per anum,
  7. per ardua ad astra,
  8. per capita,
  9. per cent,
  10. 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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British Dictionary definitions for per annum

per annum

/ (pər ˈænəm) /

adverb

every year or by the year
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Word Origin and History for per annum

per annum

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper