tax vs capitation

capitation vs tax

tax and capitation both are nouns.

tax is a verb but capitation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tax	Yes	No	Yes	No
capitation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, capitation is a hyponym of tax; that is, capitation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tax:

tax: charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
capitation: a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

Other hyponyms of tax include single tax, income tax, capital gains tax, capital levy, departure tax, franchise tax, gift tax, direct tax, indirect tax, graduated tax, progressive tax, proportional tax, degressive tax, rates, stamp duty, stamp tax, pavage, transfer tax, special assessment, tourist tax, visitor's tax, solidarity surcharge, solidarity tax.

tax (noun)	capitation (noun)
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government	a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per person

tax (verb)	capitation (verb)
make a charge against or accuse
use to the limit
levy a tax on
set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

Difference between tax and capitation

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