/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005