| Pronunciation: | | `kapi'teyshun
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[n] a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person |
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CAPITATION is a 10 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | poll tax, revenue enhancement, tax, taxation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cap`i*ta"tion\, n. [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.
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