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capitation
[ kap-i-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- a numbering or assessing by the head.
- a poll tax.
- a fee or payment of a uniform amount for each person.
capitation
/ ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən /
noun
- a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per head
- capitation grantcapitation grant a grant of money given to every person who qualifies under certain conditions
- the process of assessing or numbering by counting heads
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Derived Forms
- ˈcapitative, adjective
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Other Words From
- capi·tative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capitation1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of capitation1
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Example Sentences
Local school and capitation taxes were optional with each county and public school district.
Public schools were initially supported by a Literary Fund and by one-half the capitation tax.
Gradually, all the capitation or poll tax money was transferred to the Literary Fund.
She wanted the Government to make the usual capitation grant to this new arrival.
Almost at the outbreak of the Civil War it also gave the king a graduated capitation tax.
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