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capita

[ kap-i-tuh ]

noun

  1. plural of caput.
  2. an individual person, as used in the phrase per capita.


capita

/ ˈæɪə /

noun

  1. anatomy the plural of caput
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The U.S. spends significantly more per capita on healthcare than other industrialized nations, and yet Americans aren’t any healthier.

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In terms of wealth, a Finland or a Denmark aren't wealthier than the United States on a GDP per capita basis.

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With trade liberalisation and other reforms, India's per capita income grew more in the first 17 years of the 21st Century than it did throughout the entire 20th Century, notes Prof Panagariya.

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One is a per capita maximum on federal Medicaid funding for the states, which would mean capping the amount the federal government will spend per beneficiary in each state.

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Republicans could also institute a per capita cap on federal funding for Medicaid.

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