per annum
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of per annum
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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Last week’s second-quarter earnings release showed that its free cash flow had turned negative but its cloud business was expanding at 45% per annum, second only to Google in terms of growth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 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
These include allowing people to average 182 days per annum, spread over three years.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
Their hope is the Slams will each commit 16% of their revenue this year, with the figure rising by 1.5% per annum until 2030.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 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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