capitation
capitation · capitations
Performing a headcountPerforming a headcount; the counting of people.
/kapɪˈteɪʃən/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
(countable, uncountable)A head tax.
(countable, uncountable)A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed (and capped) periodic payment for each enrollee (i.e., per capita).
(India, countable, euphemistic, uncountable)A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.
More definitions
- a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem, from caput (“head”).Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem, from caput (“head”).
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Forms
plural: capitations| Singular | capitation |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable