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If US per capita income continues to grow at a rate of 1.5 percent a year, the country will have plenty of money to finance comfortable retirements and high-quality healthcare for all citizens, including those at the bottom of the wage ladder.
William Greider

Meaning of "per capita income" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PER CAPITA INCOME

per capita income  [pɜː ˈkæpɪtə ˈɪnkʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PER CAPITA INCOME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Per capita income is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PER CAPITA INCOME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Per capita income

Per capita income, also known as income per person, is the mean income of the people in an economic unit such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population.

Definition of per capita income in the English dictionary

The definition of per capita income in the dictionary is the total income of an area or country divided by the number of people in that area or country.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PER CAPITA INCOME


become
bɪˈkʌm
come
kʌm
cum
kʌm
downcome
ˈdaʊnˌkʌm
forthcome
fɔːθˈkʌm
income
ˈɪnkʌm
lower-income
ˌləʊəˈɪnkʌm
misbecome
ˌmɪsbɪˈkʌm
newcome
ˈnjuːˌkʌm
offscum
ˈɒfˌskʌm
oncome
ˈɒnˌkʌm
outcome
ˈaʊtˌkʌm
overcome
ˌəʊvəˈkʌm
owrecome
ˈaʊəˌkʌm
scum
skʌm
succumb
səˈkʌm
unovercome
ˌʌnˌəʊvəˈkʌm
upcome
ˈʌpˌkʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PER CAPITA INCOME

per
per annum
per ardua ad astra
per capita
per cent
per centum
per contra
per day
per diem
per mensem
per mil
per mill
per pro
per se
Pera
peracid
peracidity
peracute
peradventure

WORDS THAT END LIKE PER CAPITA INCOME

accrued income
ancome
assessable income
assessed income
cash income
discretionary income
disposable income
earned income
foreign currency income
franked investment income
gross domestic income
high-income
investment income
national income
private income
residual income
unearned income
unfranked income
unwelcome
welcome

Synonyms and antonyms of per capita income in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «per capita income» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PER CAPITA INCOME

Find out the translation of per capita income to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of per capita income from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «per capita income» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人均收入
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el ingreso per cápita
570 millions of speakers

English

per capita income
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रति व्यक्ति आय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصيب الفرد من الدخل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доход на душу населения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

renda per capita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাথাপিছু আয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le revenu par habitant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pendapatan per kapita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pro-Kopf- Einkommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

所得ごと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

국민 소득 당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Per kapita income
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thu nhập bình quân đầu người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனிநபர் வருமானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दरडोई उत्पन्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kişi başına düşen gelir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reddito pro capite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dochód na mieszkańca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дохід на душу населення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe cap de locuitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά κεφαλήν εισόδημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

per capita inkomste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inkomst per capita
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inntekt per innbygger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of per capita income

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PER CAPITA INCOME»

The term «per capita income» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.322 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PER CAPITA INCOME» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about per capita income

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3 QUOTES WITH «PER CAPITA INCOME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word per capita income.
1
Bill Drayton
In 1962, when I was 19, I visited India. With introductions from people involved in the U.S. civil rights movement, I was able to visit with several of the leading Gandhians there. The hundred-to-one difference in average per capita income between America and India at the time was a stark reality for the people who became my friends there.
2
Vicente Fox
I should say many things. Mexico has been one of the losers of the 20th century. We tried many different alternatives to development and unfortunately we have 40 percent of the population poor; we have a per capita income that is extremely low.
3
William Greider
If US per capita income continues to grow at a rate of 1.5 percent a year, the country will have plenty of money to finance comfortable retirements and high-quality healthcare for all citizens, including those at the bottom of the wage ladder.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PER CAPITA INCOME»

Discover the use of per capita income in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to per capita income and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The World Factbook 2013: (CIA's 2012 Edition)
By intelligence officials, for intelligent people
‎2013
2
Economic Growth
1.2.11 Convergence and the Dispersion of Per Capita Income The concept of convergence considered thus far is that economies with lower levels of per capita income (expressed relative to their steady-state levels of per capita income) tend  ...
Robert J. Barro, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, 2004
3
India's Economic Development Since 1947
During the first half of the 20th century, there was a near-stagnation in per capita income while the growth in national income was minimal. There was a steady growth in both GDP and GDP per capita during the second half of the 20th century ...
Uma Kapila, 2009
4
Urbanization and Urban Growth in the Caribbean: An Essay on ...
There is hardly any difference between the per capita income of the US Virgin Islands and the United States herself, that is 93 per cent above the UK level in the same year. The Caribbean contains territories which in no real sense can be ...
Malcolm Cross, 1979
5
US Economic History Since 1945
Table 4.1 US per capita income by region as a percentage of the national average, 1940-90 Sources: 1940-70: US Bureau of the Census, Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970, Bicentennial Edition, Part 2 ...
Michael French, 1997
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Urbanization and Growth
Historical data provide some insights into the evolution of urbanization and per capita income over time. In the United States, urbanization rates and per capita income moved together until about 1940, when urbanization reached close to 60  ...
Michael Spence, Patricia Clarke Annez, Robert M. Buckley, 2009
7
Handbook of Income Distribution
One such adjustment is to take per capita income. This is illustrated by rows 3-6 or 9-12 in Table 1. Here again there is no presumption on the consequences of this change of income definition upon the appraisal of inequality. In the French ...
Anthony Barnes Atkinson, François Bourguignon, 2000
8
Population and ... Per Capita Income Estimates for Counties ...
The 1967 per capita income (PCl) figure is the estimated average amount per person of total money income received dunng the calendar year 1 967 for all persons residing in a given political junsdiction. The 1967 estimates are based on the ...
‎1990
9
Poverty and Income Distribution in Latin America: The Story ...
However, further analysis does show that trends in inequality appear to have been significantly influenced by trends in per capita income. Examining each country separately permits a better assessment of individual country performance .
George Psacharopoulos, 1997
10
Population and ... per capita income estimates for counties ...
The 1987 per capita income (PCI) figure is the estimated average amount per person of total money income received during the calendar year 1987 for all persons residing in a given political jurisdiction. The 1 987 estimates are based on the ...
United States. Bureau of the Census, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PER CAPITA INCOME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term per capita income is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aquino set to deliver last major speech
Per capita income, meanwhile, has risen from US$2,135 in 2010 to US$2,765 (S$3,800) last year. After nine upgrades since 2010, Philippine ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
2
Winds of change in West Asia
The U.S. is relying on Iran's demographics — a young population which is literate and connected on the Internet, a GDP per capita income level ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Study: Dodd-Frank conflict minerals rule worsened Congo bloodshed
... inflicted great harm on a country that was just beginning to recover from years of mass killing and had the world's lowest per capita income. «Overlawyered, Jul 15»
4
Indian consumer durables to double
Rising income is another factor that will continue to boost the market and the report estimated that per capita income will be $2,200 in 2019, ... «Warc, Jul 15»
5
NFC's TORs bar govt to monitor provinces' social sector performance
To a question about per capita income in the country, the source observed that in order to increase per capita income of the country and ... «Pakistan Observer, Jul 15»
6
Under the weather
Growth in per capita income, demography, healthcare insurance, drug innovations and other factors drive demand. However, pharma products ... «mydigitalfc.com, Jul 15»
7
Obama internet giveaway may open Pandora's box of porn
Mississippi is dead last in per capita income, yet this state leads the nation in average time — almost 12 minutes — spent per porn site. «Enter Stage Right, Jul 15»
8
71pc of global population poor, low-income: Study
Less than $2 in daily per capita income is considered poor, based on data showing it takes that much to meet bare minimum human needs. «Peninsula On-line, Jul 15»
9
Why SA needs a strong middle class
The study found that if your per capita income is about $1000 [R12000] a year, your democracy will last about eight and a half years. If your per ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
10
In land of 43 percent unemployment, forgotten Gaza crisis rages on
Real per capita income is 31 percent lower than it was 20 years ago. Some 80 percent of Gazans receive some refugee aid. Unemployment ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»

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