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capitation

noun

Definition of capitation

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

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Another factor worth evaluating is your incomes and how combining them (or keeping them separate) influences your total tax bill.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026
That means a $4,000,001 estate in Illinois yields a state estate tax bill of more than $220,000, compared with $0 in federal tax because the $15 million threshold isn't hit.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of tax

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But more Republicans suggested that the $5000 was on the way, paid for by tariffs – though the cost of the checks would vastly outstrip what the government had collected.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
For months, the hope has been that as the war against Iran wound down, and the effects of tariffs faded, inflation would grind lower.

— Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tariff

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Meanwhile, Indiana went considerably further, temporarily suspending its fuel use and excise taxes.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
In ordinary tax terminology, income, property, and estate taxes are often described as direct taxes, while sales, excise, and customs duties are generally characterized as indirect taxes.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of excise

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Prices generally went back down to pre-tariff levels about three months after the levies were removed.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
The district voluntarily rolled back its levy rate in 2023 when property tax bills spiked countywide during the troubled 2023 property tax assessment cycle.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of levy

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That tradition came to an end with the imposition of a series of new national security offenses in 2020, with civil groups disbanded, some independent media outlets forced to shut down, and most activists jailed or living in exile.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
The imposition of the tariffs stemmed from a breakdown in negotiations between the two countries in August, with each claiming the other side had unreasonable requests that would be detrimental to their respective country’s workers.

— Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2026

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