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annum

(Latin) year

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Six example sentences with annum, each labelled with its topic.

  • The bond pays five percent per annum, credited every June regardless of what the wider market does.

    Finance

  • Rent rises three percent per annum under the lease, so the tenant budgets the increase each January.

    Business

  • Output grew barely one percent per annum, a rate the statistics office confirmed in each of its yearly reports.

    Economics

  • The statute caps interest at eight percent per annum, and any lender charging more forfeits the excess.

    Law

  • The pitch deck claimed revenue doubling per annum, a curve the investors asked to see backed by bank statements.

    Startups

  • Roman inscriptions record a soldier's pay per annum, and the sum bought roughly a year of wheat for a family.

    History

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