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per annum

[per an-uhm] / pər ˈæn əm /




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Some residents of Lisburn Square say their service charges were about £1,400 per annum in 2018, but the figure has risen to more than £4,300 for the last financial year.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

And what the team calls “large-scale, near-term compute” is such a scarce commodity that it’s priced at a significant premium, something like $50 billion per GW per annum.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

“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

“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

NOTE.—Standing alone, per- signifies by: as, per annum, by the year.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton




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