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

Adjective, adv

of or for each person: the average per capita wage has increased [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 adj, adv → per cápita

per capita adj, adv → par habitant, par personne

per capita [-ˈkæpɪtə] per adj [income] → Pro-Kopf-

adv → pro Kopf

per capita adj, adv → pro capite