PER CAPITA


Meaning of PER CAPITA in English

/ pə ˈkæpɪtə; NAmE pər/ adjective

(from Latin ) for each person :

Per capita income rose sharply last year.

►  per cap·ita adverb :

average earnings per capita

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: Latin , literally by heads .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.