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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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