CAPITATION


Meaning of CAPITATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌka-pə-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Late Latin capitation-, capitatio poll tax, from Latin capit-, caput

Date: 1641

1. : a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : poll tax

2. : a uniform per capita payment or fee

3. : a capitated health-care system

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.