PER CAPITA
\pɜː kˈapɪtə], \pɜː kˈapɪtə], \p_ɜː k_ˈa_p_ɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of PER CAPITA
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per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"
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per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"
By Princeton University
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per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"
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per person; "among the states Connecticut has a high per capita income"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Lat. By the heads or polls; according to the number of individuals: share and share alike. This term, derived from the civil law, is much used in the law of descent and distribution, and denotes that method of dividing an intestate estate by which an equal share is given to each of a number of persons, all of whom stand in equal degree to the decedent, without reference to their stocks or the right of representation. It is the antithesis of per stirpes, (q. v.)
By Henry Campbell Black
