PER CAPITA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does per capita mean? 

• PER CAPITA (adjective)
  The adjective PER CAPITA has 1 sense:

1. per person

  Familiarity information: PER CAPITA used as an adjective is very rare.

• PER CAPITA (adverb)
  The adverb PER CAPITA has 1 sense:

1. per person; for each person; of each person

  Familiarity information: PER CAPITA used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PER CAPITA (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Per person

Context example:

among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income

Similar:

proportionate (being in due proportion)

• PER CAPITA (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Per person; for each person; of each person

Context example:

we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district

Pertainym:

per capita (per person)

 Context examples 

Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used.

(Fee for Service Payment Method, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Limiting meat consumption and user-fee strategies may not work in countries with very low per capita meat consumption like Indonesia.

(Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, SciDev.Net)

Limiting per capita meat intake to 40 grams/person/day could result in reduction of antimicrobial use in animal farms by 66 per cent, while enforcing caps on antibiotic usage could result in a 64 per cent reduction.

(Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, SciDev.Net)