capitation
noun/ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn/
/ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable] (specialist)- a tax or payment of an equal amount for each person; the system of payments of this kind
- a capitation allowance for books and equipment
- a capitation fee for each pupil
Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting the counting of heads): from late Latin capitatio ‘poll tax’, from caput ‘head’.Definitions on the go
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