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noun
Performing a headcount; the counting of people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A head tax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: poll tax
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed (and capped) periodic payment for each enrollee (i.e., per capita).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, countable, euphemistic, uncountable
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noun
a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: tax, taxation, revenue enhancement
Narrower terms: poll tax
History
Learned borrowing from Latin capitātiōnem, from caput (“head”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
