Meaning of POUNDAGE
| Pronunciation: | | 'pawndij
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- [n] placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
- [n] weight expressed in pounds
- [n] a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
- [n] a charge based on weight measured in pounds
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| | Synonyms: | | impounding, impoundment, internment |
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| | See Also: | | charge, fee, seizure, weight | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pound"age\, n.
1. A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for
each pound; a commission.
2. A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted
to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by
aliens, more. [Eng.] --Blackstone.
3. (Law) The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon
the amount realized by an execution; -- estimated in
England, and formerly in the United States, at so much of
the pound. --Burrill. Bouvier.
\Pound"age\, v. t.
To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
[R.]
\Pound"age\, n. [See 3d {Pound}.]
1. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public
pound.
2. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.
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