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Per Capita
/pɝ ˈkæpɪtə/
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What does Per Capita mean?
adjective
- Per person.
- Shared equally among all individuals.
adverb
- Per person.
More meanings (1)
adverb
- Equally among all individuals.
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/pɝ ˈkæpɪtə/
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Sluggish economic performance over the past decade, attributable largely to declining annual rainfall, has reduced levels of per capita income and consumption.
Among both the land was divided per capita among the people; in Judea a new division was made every fifty years.
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In these days, it may be remarked, the Dutch are said to drink as much tea per capita as the Russians, who are as fond of tea as the Chinese.
In addition to this, a trust fund of a million and a half was to be set aside for them, at five per cent interest, the interest to be paid annually per capita.