per capita

/pɜːˈkæpɪtə/ adjective, adverb formal

Translation

› for each person

her bir fert/birey için; kişi başına

This county has the lowest per capita income in the country. Belgians eat more chocolate per capita than any other nation in Europe.1780

(Definition of per capita adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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