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Definition of per capita adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

per capita

adjective, adverb
 
/pə ˈkæpɪtə/
 
/pər ˈkæpɪtə/
(from Latin)
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  1. for each person
    • Per capita income rose sharply last year.
    • average earnings per capita
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPer capita is used with these nouns:
    • consumption
    • expenditure
    • income
    • …
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: Latin, literally ‘by heads’.
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