annum
/ˈæn.əm/ noun C1- A one-year period, particularly (finance) a fiscal year or (sciences) a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.
- A "year" determined by the revolution of an extraterrestrial planet.
Plural annums
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A clear ten thousand per annum.
“You receive 1,500 francs per annum for your services here—more than many a brave subaltern, who continually risks his life for his country, obtains.
“My father’s income is about 50,000 francs per annum; and he will give me, perhaps, ten or twelve thousand when I marry.”
“One of the most agreeable possible, my dear sir; he will allow you an income of 50,000 livres per annum during the whole time of your stay in Paris.”
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