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per annum

[per an-uhm] / pər ˈæn əm /
ADJECTIVE
yearly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annual annually regularly yearlong
STRONG
perennial
WEAK
once a year year by year
ADVERB
annually
Synonyms
STRONGEST
each year every year
WEAK
by the year once a year per year year after year

Example Sentences

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Salaries start at £31,244 per annum, with travel, accommodation, meals and gear to withstand the extreme temperatures all provided.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 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

“We expect ex-China magnet capacity to grow from 15,000 tons per annum now to 71,000 tons/annum by 2030,” analyst Matthew Hope says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

“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

‘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