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per annum
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
per annum
(adverb)
per annum
/pɚ
ˈ
ænəm/
adverb
per annum
/pɚ
ˈ
ænəm/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of PER ANNUM
somewhat formal
:
in or for each year
She earns $60,000
per annum
. [=(more commonly)
per year, annually
]
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abbreviation
p.a.
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