ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Capitation

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /kapɪˈteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Capitation is a noun meaning Performing a headcount; the counting of people.

Meaning

Performing a headcount; the counting of people.

More Meanings

  1. A head tax.
  2. (India, euphemistic) A donation made to an educational institution to obtain admission.
  3. 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).

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Related dictionary entries include capita, head, headcount, connumeration, capping, count-off.

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