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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

The company has ambitious plans to almost double its copper production from its present 850,000 tons per annum to 1.6 million tons by 2035.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

These include allowing people to average 182 days per annum, spread over three years.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

But since the 1980s they have met every year, so it works out to $100 per annum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

‘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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