capitation

Definitions

capit (head) + -ation = counting by heads. A capitation charges a flat amount per head — one fee for each person, regardless of how much each one uses. This is the 'countable head' sense, the same idea as per capita ('per head').

Common Collocations

• 1.capitation tax人头税
• 2.capitation fee人头费
• 3.capitation payment按人头付费

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Under capitation, doctors are paid a set fee per registered patient.

• 2.

  The medieval king imposed a capitation on every household.