noun
: a tax usually identical on every individual in a class or group: as
a. : poll tax
b. : a per-capita tax imposed on one (as a steamship company) bringing immigrants into the United States
noun
: a tax usually identical on every individual in a class or group: as
a. : poll tax
b. : a per-capita tax imposed on one (as a steamship company) bringing immigrants into the United States
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012