[syn: per annum, p.a., per year, each year, annually]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pa \Pa\ (p[aum]), n.
A shortened form of Papa.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
p.a.
adv 1: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum
of money paid or received); "he earned $100,000 per
annum"; "we issue six volumes per annum" [syn: per
annum, p.a., per year, each year, annually]
n 1: an electronic amplification system used as a communication
system in public areas [syn: public address system, P.A.
system, PA system, P.A., PA]