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per capita

adverb, adjective
 
 
/pəˈkæp.ɪ.tə/ US  /pɚˈkæp.ɪ.t̬ə/ formal

Definition

If you express an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person: France and Germany invest far more per capita in public transport than Britain. The per capita income in the country is very low.Particular and individual
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