per capita

per cap·i·ta  (pr kp-t)

adv. & adj.

1. Per unit of population; per person: In that year, Americans earned $15,304 per capita. Among the states, Connecticut has a high per capita income.

2. Equally to each individual.

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[Medieval Latin, by heads : Latin per, per + Latin capita, accusative pl. of caput, head.]

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per capita [pə ˈkæpɪtə]

adj & adv

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) of or for each person

[Latin, literally: according to heads]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	per capita - per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income" proportionate - being in due proportion; "proportionate representation of a minority group"
Adv.	1.	per capita - per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" for each person, of each person

Translations

per capita [pəˈkæpɪtə]

A. ADV → per cápita

B. CPD per capita consumption N → consumo m per cápita
the per capita consumption of alcohol → el consumo de alcohol per cápita
per capita income N → ingresos mpl per cápita

per capita [pə^rˈkæpɪtə]

adj [wage, expenditure, consumption] → per capita, par tête

adv → per capita, par tête

per capita

adj → Pro-Kopf-; per capita income → Pro-Kopf-Einkommen nt

adv → pro Kopf; what is the average wage per capita? → wie hoch ist der Durchschnittslohn pro Kopf?

per capita [pəˈkæpɪtə] adj & adv → pro capite (inv)