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Based on other companies that achieve revenue growth rates of 50% per annum over three years, price-to-sales ratios rarely, if ever, go above 100.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Membership was advertised on one page of its website for 4,400 francs (roughly $5,000) per annum, and elsewhere for 88 euros.
—Caitlín Doherty, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The day is getting late in salvaging traditional American growth, opportunity, and prosperity—GDP growth at sub 2-percent per annum this millennium, half or less of the pre-income tax norm.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
During the past two decades, the U.K. economy has joined that select group of economies around the world that are seeing poor to no economic growth, have increasing household distress, and, have seen an annual decrease in real wages (for the U.K., of some 0.3% per annum).
—Jon Moynihan, Fortune Europe, 3 Dec. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Medieval Latin
First Known Use
1531, in the meaning defined above
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“Per annum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/per%20annum. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
per annum
adverb
per an·num
(ˌ)pər-ˈan-əm
: in or for each year : annually
Legal Definition
per annum
adverb
per an·num
pər-ˈa-nəm
: in or for each year
interest of six percent per annum
Etymology
Medieval Latin
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