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per annum

American  
[per an-uhm] / pər ˈæn əm /

adverb

  1. by the year; yearly.

per annum British  
/ pər ˈænəm /

adverb

  1. every year or by the year

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of per annum

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605

Example Sentences

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“We estimate this creates A$150 million per annum of Waitsia production delivered with zero revenue recognition,” Morgans says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“This will go on for a few years as a total of 1.7 million lbs owed at max 250,000 lbs per annum, dragging down the realized price,” Ord Minnett says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

I had suggested charging him 2% per annum interest on any sums advanced, with that amount subtracted from his share of the inheritance and distributed 50/50 between my sister and me.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

It is over-provisioned by 30% equating to an annual operating cost of £6m per annum.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025

‘You get off at Mombasa. Your salary will be five hundred pounds per annum and your tour is for three years.’

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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