capitation

noun

Definition of capitationnext
as in tax

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Recent Examples of capitation Under capitation — a single payment to a group of doctors to provide the totality of medical care for a population of patients — the incentives align. — Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 That is where capitation re-enters the conversation. — Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for capitation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitation
  1. tax
  2. tariff
  3. excise
  4. levy
  5. imposition
  6. income tax
  7. property tax
  8. impost
Noun
  • At $6,500 of daily volume, a 10% tax throws off something like $650 a day.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Even doubled, the exemption reduces Micron’s taxable property — and, with it, its tax bill — by about 89%.
    — Mark Dee August 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of tax
Noun
  • The current administration filed its latest tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which states the president can enact levies against other nations in response to their unfair trade practices, The New York Times reported.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
  • The legal challenges to the new tariffs are already piling up.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of tariff
Noun
  • Lazio’s deal with Polymarket, which is unlicensed by Italy’s customs, excises and monopolies agency, is compliant under the same criteria.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Yet his progressive tax proposals sat atop a federal revenue system that was still heavily dependent on excises.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of excise
Noun
  • Around 2,000 people have filed for an — and 4,800 more have at least started the process amid the new levy’s controversial rollout, City Hall said Monday.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The coin landed Paramount’s way, and the levy for calling the toss may still very well come due.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of levy
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  • Silicon Valley companies have complained about the ad-hoc nature of recent US moves to rein in new models, including its brief imposition of export controls on Anthropic that led it to temporarily disable its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 products.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Then we will be prepared, no matter how temptations may come, not to get inflamed by impositions, insults, and offenses that speak to the opposite belief in some other presence or power.
    — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026
Definition of imposition
Noun
  • During the same period, state lawmakers have cut top personal income tax rates 210 times and slashed corporate tax rates 168 times.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • To receive a waiver, a taxpayer files Form 5329 with his or her income tax return.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of income tax
Noun
  • The city has so far been unable to commit to the second half of an advance pension payment because of property tax delays from Cook County.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Public safety groups are warning voters about the property tax cut amendment that will appear on ballots this November.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of property tax
Noun
  • The new, additional $200 impost buys nothing except the privilege of enjoying Bhutan’s stunning scenery and fresh mountain air.
    — Amy Gunia, Time, 23 Sep. 2022
Definition of impost

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