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Synonyms for capitation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kap-i-tey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkæp ɪˈteɪ ʃən

Top 10 synonyms for capitation
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Définition of capitation

Origin :
  • 1610s, "counting of heads," from Late Latin capitationem (nominative capitatio), noun of action from past participle stem of a verb derived from caput "head" (see capitulum). Meaning "levying of a poll tax" is from 1640s.
  • As in tax : noun charge levied by government on property, income
Example sentences :
  • Provision was made for the capitation tax in the Constitution of 1867-68.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
  • No class was exempt from taxation—no dignity or privilege from capitation.
  • Extract from : « The Thirty Years War, Complete » by Friedrich Schiller
  • These are the capitation tax on sheep, and the export duties on wine and silk.
  • Extract from : « Cyprus » by Franz von Lher
  • No taxes were to be levied on them except the capitation tax.
  • Extract from : « The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay » by Lord Eversley
  • Since the peace, she has taken off but a single vingtième, or shilling in the pound, and some small matter in the capitation.
  • Extract from : « The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12) » by Edmund Burke
  • His eldest son was recognised as his chief assistant, and he, like his father, was exempt from the tribute or capitation tax.
  • Extract from : « The Inhabitants of the Philippines » by Frederic H. Sawyer
  • Akin to the tax that has just been described, at least in its nature as a direct impost, is the poll or capitation tax.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 » by Various
  • That a Capitation fee of four shillings per day be paid by each Scholar while he is actually in the College.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the "Britannia" » by E. P. Statham
  • The capitation tax, or tribute paid by the natives, is the foundation of the financial system in the Philippines.
  • Extract from : « A Visit to the Philippine Islands » by John Bowring
  • It is a natural complaint that the tribute or capitation tax presses equally on all classes of Indians, rich or poor.
  • Extract from : « A Visit to the Philippine Islands » by John Bowring
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