per annum
[ per an-uh m ]
/ pər ˈæn əm /
adverb
by the year; yearly.
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Nearby words
pepys' diary, 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 confused
per annum per capita per diemDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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