capitation
a numbering or assessing by the head.
a poll tax.
a fee or payment of a uniform amount for each person.
Origin of capitation
1Other words from capitation
- cap·i·ta·tive, adjective
Words Nearby capitation
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How to use capitation in a sentence
Local school and capitation taxes were optional with each county and public school district.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyPublic schools were initially supported by a Literary Fund and by one-half the capitation tax.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyGradually, all the capitation or poll tax money was transferred to the Literary Fund.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyShe wanted the Government to make the usual capitation grant to this new arrival.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramAlmost at the outbreak of the Civil War it also gave the king a graduated capitation tax.
British Dictionary definitions for capitation
/ (ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən) /
a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per head
capitation grant a grant of money given to every person who qualifies under certain conditions
the process of assessing or numbering by counting heads
Origin of capitation
1Derived forms of capitation
- capitative, adjective
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