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Webster 1913 Edition
capitation
capˊi-ta′tion
(kăpˊĭ-tā′shŭn)
, Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capitation
CAPITATION
,Noun.
1.
Numeration by the head; a numbering of persons.2.
A tax, or imposition upon each head or person; a poll-tax. Sometimes written Capitation-tax.Definition 2024
capitation
capitation
English
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.
Related terms
Translations
poll tax — see poll tax
system of remunerating health care providers
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