CAPITATION


Meaning of CAPITATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən ]

n. 1 a tax or fee at a set rate per person. 2 the levying of such a tax or fee. øcapitation grant a grant of a sum calculated from the number of people to be catered for, esp. in education. [F capitation or LL capitatio poll-tax f. caput head]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.