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capitation

N ค่าธรรมเนียม ต่อ คน  kha-tham-niam-to-kon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CAPITATION

n. 1. Numeration by the head; a numbering of persons.
2. A tax, or imposition upon each head or person; a poll-tax. Sometimes written Capitation-tax.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CAPITATION

Cap `i *ta "tion, n. Etym: [L. capitatio a poll tax, fr. caput head; cf. F. capitation. ]

 

1. A numbering of heads or individuals. [Obs. ] Sir T. Browne.

 

2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to property; a poll tax.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

capitation

cap i ta tion |ˌkapiˈtāSHən ˌkæpəˈteɪʃən | noun the payment of a fee or grant to a doctor, school, or other person or body providing services to a number of people, such that the amount paid is determined by the number of patients, students, or customers: the increased capitation enabled schools to offer students an enhanced curriculum | [ as modifier ] : income capitation fees. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting the counting of heads ): from late Latin capitatio poll tax, from caput head.

 

Oxford Dictionary

capitation

capi |ta ¦tion |kapɪˈteɪʃ (ə )n | noun [ mass noun ] the payment of a fee or grant to a doctor, school, etc. , the amount of which is determined by the number of patients, pupils, or customers that are served: [ as modifier ] : income from capitation fees. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting the counting of heads ): from late Latin capitatio poll tax , from caput head .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

capitation

cap i ta tion /kæ̀pɪtéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C 人頭税, ポールタックス .2 U 均等割りの支払い [支払金, 料金 ].