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p.a.

p.a.

4.1
For each year, often to show how much money is paid or received
  • adverb
  • Formal
translation icon : p.a.
  • The interest rate on the loan is 6% p.a..

Examples

  • The salary is $50,000 p.a..

  • The rent is $12,000 p.a., payable in monthly installments.

  • He receives a pension of €20,000 p.a. from the company.

  • He earns $30,000 p.a. from his job.

  • He receives a pension of €20,000 p.a. from the company.

  • The rent is $12,000 p.a., payable in monthly installments.

  • The interest rate on the loan is 6% p.a..

Synonyms

each year
vsp.a.
275 1.0

Happens once every year

is the brief written form used mainly in financial statements
per year
vsp.a.
169 1.0

How often something happens in one year, often for an amount of money

is the concise written abbreviation used for yearly monetary rates
annually
vsp.a.
125 2.2

Once every year

is the compact finance abbreviation rather than the spoken adverb
per annum
vsp.a.
  • Formal
7 4.2

Each year, often used when talking about money amounts

is the short written form used in finance to show annual amounts

Compounds

P.A. system
  • Specialized
3 3.4

A set of speakers and microphones that make sound louder so many people can hear it

P.A.
  • Specialized
3.9

A sound system that makes speech or music louder so many people can hear

Surface Forms

p.a. positive

Etymology

The abbreviation p.a. comes from the Latin phrase per annum, where per means 'for each' and annum means 'year', and you can see the same idea in the word annual, which means 'yearly'. So, p.a. is used to show an amount or rate 'per year'.