per annum

Example Sentences

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That is well above Jefferies’ forecast of roughly 1% per annum and consensus of around 4%, the bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 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

But the UCU had said the same deal would mean lecturer pay would remain "£2,200 lower per annum than school teachers".

From BBC • May 19, 2025

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

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton