CAPITATION

capitation

(noun) a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

capitation (plural capitations)

Performing a headcount; the counting of people.

A poll tax.

A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed periodic payment for each enrollee.

(India, euphemism) A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.

Anagrams

• antipatico

Source: Wiktionary


Cap`i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. capitatio a poll tax, fr. caput head; cf. F. capitation.]

1. A numbering of heads or individuals. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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