per capita
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per cap·i·ta
(pər kăp′ĭ-tə)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.
[Medieval Latin, by heads : Latin per, per + Latin capita, accusative pl. of caput, head.]
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per capita
(pə ˈkæpɪtə)adj, adv
(Statistics) of or for each person
[Latin, literally: according to heads]
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per cap•i•ta
(pər ˈkæp ɪ tə)adj., adv.
by or for each individual person: income per capita.
[1675–85; < Latin: literally, by heads]
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per capita
A Latin phrase meaning according to heads, used to mean for or of each person.
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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" |
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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
the per capita consumption of alcohol → el consumo de alcohol per cápita
per capita income N → ingresos mpl per cápita
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per capita
[pərˈkæpɪtə]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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