Dictionary of Business Terms: per capita
per capita
by or for each individual. Anything figured per capita is calculated by the number of individuals involved and is divided equally among all. For example, if property taxes total $1 million in a town and there are 1,000 inhabitants, the per-capita property tax is $1,000.
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms: per capita
per capita
in Latin translation, per head. In other words, per person.
Dictionary of Insurance Terms: per capita
per capita
distribution of a deceased beneficiary's share of an estate among all of his or her living heirs. Contrast with per stirpes.
