| 单词 | per annum |
| 释义 | per annum (once / 1428 pages) adv 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. WORD FAMILYper annum USAGE EXAMPLESThe annual output of carbon dioxide from the use of fossil fuels increased by about 3% per annum through the first decade of this century. BBC(Nov 13, 2016) She worked her entire life as a typist, then a secretary, then a school secretary, and never earned more than $25K-$30K per annum. New York Times(Oct 07, 2016) Room and board comes in at an additional $10,554 per annum. Washington Times(Oct 10, 2016) adv 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 Syn annually, each year, p.a., per year |
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