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capitation

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Synonyms: captation, cavitation, capitulation, agitation, palpitation, crepitation, cogitation, captivation, habitation, sanitation, lapidation

Antonyms: captation, cavitation, capitulation, agitation, palpitation, crepitation, cogitation, captivation, habitation, sanitation, lapidation

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. Performing a [[headcount]]; the counting of people.
  2. A [[head tax]].
  3. A system of [[remuneration]] for providers of health care, in which providers [[enroll]] [[patient]]s as permanent clients and receive a [[fixed]] (and [[capped]]) [[periodic]] payment for each [[enrollee]] (i.e., [[per capita]]).
  4. {{lb|en|India|euphemism}} A [[donation]] made to an [[educational]] [[institution]] to obtain [[admission]].

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