per capita

per cap·i·ta

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pur kap-i-tuh]
- /pɜr ˈkæp ɪ tə/
- /pɜː(r) ˈkæpɪtə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur kap-i-tuh]
- /pɜr ˈkæp ɪ tə/

Definitions of per capita words

adverb per capita per person 1
adjective per capita The per capita amount of something is the total amount of it in a country or area divided by the number of people in that country or area. 0
adjective per capita Per capita is also an adverb. 0
adjective per capita of or for each person 0
noun per capita for each person 0

See all 5 definitions of per capita

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Origin of per capita

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

1675-85; < Latin: literally, by heads

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Parts of speech for Per capita

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Per capita

per capita popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for per capita

adv per capita

each — every one of two or more considered individually or one by one: each stone in a building; a hallway with a door at each end.

adjective per capita

apiece — If people have a particular number of things apiece, they have that number each.

All 2 Synonyms of per capita