per centum

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per centum

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Latin per + centum

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archaic Percent. On all dividends which do not exceed six per centum per annum, eight per centum; on dividends exceeding six per centum and not exceeding seven per centum, a tax of nine per centum...

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@misc{per_centum_2026,
  title = {per centum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/per%20centum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}