capitation
pronunciation
How to pronounce capitation in British English:
UK [ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce capitation in American English:
US [ˌkæpɪˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
Word Origin
- capitation (n.)
- 1610s, "counting of heads," from Late Latin capitationem (nominative capitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of a verb derived from caput "head" (see capitulum). Meaning "levying of a poll tax" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. Ethical guidelines for physician payment based on capitation .
- 2. The irish education department said that schools were getting more funding for basic operating costs following an increase in the capitation grant last year to 200 for each student .
- 3. Whether they bear the name vat tax , sales tax , poll tax , duty , impost , excise , capitation , flat , stamp , or whatever other name , they nevertheless all remain either a direct tax or an indirect tax .