per annum

[ per an-uhm ]

adverb

1. by the year; yearly.

per annum

/ pər ˈænəm /

adverb

1. every year or by the year

Word History and Origins

Origin of per annum¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605

Example Sentences

Communications obtained by the BBC between foreign office officials in July regarding the Sri Lankan Tamils warn that “the costs are increasing and the latest forecast is that these will be £50 million per annum”.

From BBC

A minimum rise of £1,290 per annum for the lowest paid is likely to be a line in the sand – this would match the offer made to council workers south of the border.

From BBC

The Tories said its plans - expected to costs £1bn per annum - would be paid for by cutting the number of NHS managers to pre-pandemic levels and halving management consultancy spend across government.

From BBC

“It was the most unnatural experience in life to go from generating over $100 million of revenue per annum to zero dollars.”

From Los Angeles Times

It meant that China started publishing trade data that did not match the corresponding numbers directly reported to other countries — amounting to more than 1% of Chinese GDP per annum.

From Salon

Related Words

• each year
• every year