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# annum

noun (Latin; used almost only in "per annum")

«annum» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal, money) A year; "per annum" means each year or for every year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#m1)

### In the lessons

Met in money and maths problems: a salary or interest rate is often given "per annum" (p.a.). It tells the reader the amount is for one year. Phrases: per annum, p.a.

### Examples

- The bank pays 3% interest per annum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#x1)
- Her salary is fifty thousand pounds per annum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#x2)
- The club charges twenty dollars per annum to join. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#x3)
- The tree grows about 30 centimetres per annum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#x4)
- If the rent is 1,200 per annum, how much is it per month? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#x5)
- The rate is written as 5% p.a. on the poster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#x6)
- The farm produces ten tonnes of wheat per annum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/#x7)

### Note

Latin for "year", used in "per annum". Abbreviation: p.a. Formal; plain English is "a year" or "each year". In maths: to change a per annum amount to per month, divide by 12; to per week, divide by 52. Related: annual, anniversary.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «annum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/annum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«annum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/annum.html) on Mova free.