per annum

Example Sentences

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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

But since the 1980s they have met every year, so it works out to $100 per annum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 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

The council says that the figures are "incorrect" and "no-one will lose £8,000 per annum".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

‘You get off at Mombasa. Your salary will be five hundred pounds per annum and your tour is for three years.’

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl