Associations to the word «Capitation»

Wiktionary

CAPITATION, noun. Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
CAPITATION, noun. A poll tax.
CAPITATION, noun. A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed periodic payment for each enrollee.

Dictionary definition

CAPITATION, noun. A tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis