First Known Use: 1682
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per capita
per capita
adverb or adjective per cap·i·ta \(ËŒ)pÉ™r-ˈka-pÉ™-tÉ™\
: by or for each person
Full Definition of PER CAPITA
1
:Â equally to each individual
2
:Â per unit of population :Â by or for each person <the highest income per capita of any state in the union>
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Origin of PER CAPITA
Medieval Latin, by heads
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