per annum
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of per annum
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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“Furthermore, it justifies a Laverton mill expansion to 4.5 million-5 million tons per annum to drive production growth to +500,000 oz per annum,” Ord Minnett adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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
“Our upsized throughput assumption drives an increase in copper production to 59,000 tons per annum and results in a mine life of 17 years,” Macquarie says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Communications obtained by the BBC between Foreign Office officials in July warned that "the costs are increasing and the latest forecast is that these will be £50m per annum" if they were to remain there.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024
‘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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