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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
per capita
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Per capita income rose by 1.2% last year.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
per capita

Latin, literally "by the head," from per (see per) + capita "head" (see capital).

Wiktionary
per capita

a. 1 per person 2 shared equally among all individuals adv. 1 per person 2 equally among all individuals

WordNet
per capita

adj. per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"

per capita

adv. per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" [syn: for each person, of each person]

Wikipedia
Per Capita

Per Capita is an independent progressive Australian think tank. The think tank was launched on 11 April 2007 by Will Marshall of the US Progressive Policy Institute and Patrick Diamond of the UK’s Policy Network.

Usage examples of "per capita".

Then I'll need a separate chart that breaks out per capita liquid fuel production, with two subcharts, one showing per capita production, and one that takes per capita production of say, five years ago, and increases it by the percentage of economic growth for the whole Artosan economy.

As per capita food production in the rest of the developing world rose by 9 percent in the 1980s, it decreased by 6 percent in Africa.

In 1950 the per capita income was eight hundred and seventy dollars a year.

On a per capita basis, Switzerland has more firearms than just about any other country, and yet it is one of the safest places in the world.

By loading down the mules, slinging sacks across the backs of all four horses, and letting Tadaos walk, we were able to take a ton and a half back with us-about two kilos Per capita, probably enough to last us until spring.

We ranked forty-sixth in per capita income, but were still forty-third in per capita state and local taxes.