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Latin for 'year,' used by anyone trying to make a salary sound fancier.
means A year — most often seen tagging along after a salary or interest rate to specify 'per year.'
from Straight from Latin 'annus,' meaning year — the same root behind 'anniversary' and 'annual.' It usually shows up in the phrase 'per annum,' Latin for 'by the year,' which English borrowed wholesale instead of bothering to translate.
- literal meaning
- ablative case of 'annus,' meaning year
- per annum
- literally 'by the year,' not 'extra formal'
- finance magnet
- loved by contracts, hated by casual conversation
- same root
- gives us annual, anniversary, and annuity