Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb By the year; annually.

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  • adverb annually
  • adverb in, or for each year

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  • adverb by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin : per, per + annum, accusative of annus, year.]

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From post-classical Latin per annum, English from the 16th century.

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