capitation

ˌkæpɪˈteɪʃən

Definition

Definition of capitation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

finance

TECH.

payment or tax levied per person

TECH.

The government introduced a capitation for all adults..

head tax

poll tax

healthcare

TECH.

healthcare payment system with fixed periodic payments

TECH.

Doctors received capitation for each enrolled patient.

head tax

education

Rare

donation for educational admission in India

Rare

Capitation was required for university entry.

contribution

donation

fee

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capitation grant

money given to schools for each student

The school received a capitation grant for each enrolled student.

Origin of capitation

Latin, caput (head) + -ation (action or process)

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capitated

adj.

healthcare

related to a capitation payment system in healthcare

Examples of capitation in a sentence

Each citizen had to pay a capitation annually.
Capitation helps control healthcare costs.
The clinic adopted capitation to streamline payments.
Parents protested against the capitation fees.
Capitation is a controversial topic in Indian education.

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French:capitation, forfait par patient, ...
German:Kopfsteuer, Kopfpauschale, ...
Italian:capitazione, compenso per paziente, ...
Spanish:capitación, donación, ...
Portuguese:capitação, pagamento per capita, ...
Chinese:人头税, 定额付款, ...
Japanese:人頭税, 人頭払い, ...
Arabic:جِزْيَة, نِظَام الدَّفْع الجُمَلِي, ...
Hebrew:תַּשְׁלוּם לְנֶפֶשׁ, קַפִּיטַצְיָה, ...
Russian:подушная подать, капитация, ...
Ukrainian:подушний податок, капітація, ...
Hindi:व्यक्तिगत कर, ...
Bengali:প্রতি ব্যক্তির কর, ক্যাপিটেশন, ...
Catalan:capitació, ...
Czech:hlavné, kapitace, ...
Danish:kapitationsskat, kapitation, ...
Dutch:hoofdelijke belasting, toelatingsbijdrage, ...
Greek:κεφαλικός φόρος, κατά κεφαλήν πληρωμή, ...
Hungarian:fejadó, fejkvótás finanszírozás, ...
Khmer:ពន្ធក្បាលមនុស្ស, ការបង់ប្រាក់តាមក្បាលអ្នកជំងឺ, ...
Korean:인두세, 고정 지불, ...
Persian:سرانه, پرداخت سرانه, ...
Polish:pogłówne, kapitacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):capitação, taxa de admissão, ...
Romanian:capitație, plată per capita, ...
Swedish:kapitationsskatt, kapitation, ...
Thai:ภาษีรายหัว, ค่าหัว, ...
Turkish:kafa vergisi, kapatasyon, ...
Vietnamese:thuế thân, khoản thanh toán định kỳ, ...

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Definition of capitation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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