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synonyms for capitation

  • contribution
  • cost
  • duty
  • expense
  • fine
  • levy
  • price
  • rate
  • tariff
  • assessment
  • bite
  • brokerage
  • custom
  • dues
  • excise
  • giveaway
  • imposition
  • impost
  • obligation
  • salvage
  • tithe
  • toll
  • towage
  • tribute
  • pork barrel
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to capitation, such as: contribution, cost, duty, expense, fine, and levy.
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How to use capitation in a sentence

Local school and capitation taxes were optional with each county and public school district.
HALLOWED HERITAGE: THE LIFE OF VIRGINIADOROTHY M. TORPEY
Public schools were initially supported by a Literary Fund and by one-half the capitation tax.
HALLOWED HERITAGE: THE LIFE OF VIRGINIADOROTHY M. TORPEY
Gradually, all the capitation or poll tax money was transferred to the Literary Fund.
HALLOWED HERITAGE: THE LIFE OF VIRGINIADOROTHY M. TORPEY
She wanted the Government to make the usual capitation grant to this new arrival.
THE CRADLE OF MANKINDW.A. WIGRAM
Almost at the outbreak of the Civil War it also gave the king a graduated capitation tax.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 9, SLICE 4VARIOUS
Akin to the tax that has just been described, at least in its nature as a direct impost, is the poll or capitation tax.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 9, SLICE 4VARIOUS
That a Capitation fee of four shillings per day be paid by each Scholar while he is actually in the College.
THE STORY OF THE "BRITANNIA"E. P. STATHAM
To the latter were adjoined capitation and trade taxes (the tributum capitis).
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 10, SLICE 3VARIOUS
Since the peace, she has taken off but a single vingtième, or shilling in the pound, and some small matter in the capitation.
THE WORKS OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EDMUND BURKE, VOL. I. (OF 12)EDMUND BURKE
Revenue is raised principally from customs and a capitation tax, which has replaced a hut tax.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 11, SLICE 1 "FRANCISCANS" TO "FRENCH LANGUAGE"VARIOUS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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capacitor

WORDS RELATED TO CAPITATION

  • assessment
  • bite
  • brokerage
  • capitation
  • contribution
  • cost
  • custom
  • dues
  • duty
  • excise
  • expense
  • fine
  • giveaway
  • imposition
  • impost
  • levy
  • obligation
  • pork barrel
  • price
  • rate
  • salvage
  • tariff
  • tithe
  • toll
  • towage
  • tribute
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.