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
  • According to the Financial Times, the Wall Street bank boss used the conversation to lobby the British government against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Elisabeth Wright Burak, a policy researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, said Trump’s tax-and-spending law is stifling the momentum states had been gaining with maternal care since 2022.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of tax
Noun
  • Soaring temperatures are forcing drastic measures in Europe, where successive heatwaves are straining an economy already under pressure from US tariffs, Chinese competition and higher energy prices because of the Iran war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Warnock voted for it after receiving assurances of guardrails on a new tariff policy.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tariff
Noun
  • 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
  • Councilman Izzy Patoka alluded to the financial hole that the county dug for itself by its belated adoption of development impact fees and excise taxes in 2019.
    — David Plymyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of excise
Noun
  • After the first round of tariffs was announced last year — including levies on autos specifically — Linamar’s stock plunged and her fortune dipped to around $800 million.
    — Ari Altstedter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • China’s State Taxation Administration is conducting large-scale training for local tax officers to align on how the levy on offshore trusts – some of them set up decades ago – should be applied, according to several onshore and offshore tax lawyers.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of levy
Noun
  • Critics also say the government’s insistence on the male-only succession is an imposition of an inhumane system on the royals without taking into consideration their burden and feelings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ospina expressed similar concerns about the imposition of even more duties and the dimming of prospects for Colombian suppliers.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of imposition
Noun
  • Texas is also one of the few states with no state income tax, a major perk for retirees on a fixed income.
    — Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Borrowing from the left, however, Peltola is calling for the elimination of federal income tax for Alaskans making less than $92,000 per year, and paying for it by increasing taxes on millionaires and billionaires.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of income tax
Noun
  • Here, Congress would have to manufacture a considerably longer logical chain between a facially residence-neutral property tax and interstate commerce.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The delay in sending out bills and collecting payments also has created cash flow problems for local governments that rely on property tax revenue to pay their bills.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 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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