Per Annum - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT per annum /pə ˌrænəm/ IPA guide

When something happens per annum, it occurs every year. Your job at the animal shelter might not pay much per annum, but if you love animals that won't matter too much.

You'll most often find the phrase per annum describing someone's salary, a fixed payment, or some other financial detail. If your rent is five hundred dollars per month, you could also say that it's six thousand dollars per annum. And if an investment earns you a certain amount of money each year, you can talk about the per annum return you get. Per annum means "by the year" in Latin.

Definitions of per annum

adverb by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received) “he earned $100,000 per annum” “we issue six volumes per annum” synonyms: annually, each year, p.a., per year

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Vocabulary lists containing per annum

ann, enn

This vocabulary list features words with the Latin roots ann and enn, meaning "year."

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