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View synonyms for poundage

poundage

1

[ poun-dij ]

noun

  1. a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.
  2. weight in pounds. pound.


poundage

2

[ poun-dij ]

noun

  1. confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
  2. the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.

poundage

1

/ ˈpaʊndɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a tax, charge, or other payment of so much per pound of weight
  2. a tax, charge, or other payment of so much per pound sterling
  3. a weight expressed in pounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

poundage

2

/ ˈpaʊndɪdʒ /

noun

  1. agriculture
    1. confinement of livestock within a pound
    2. the fee required for freeing a head of livestock from a pound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of poundage1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; pound 2, -age

Origin of poundage2

First recorded in 1545–55; pound 3 + -age
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Example Sentences

While the prize money was substantial, thanks to the pumpkin’s poundage, Mr. Gienger invested a significant sum in growing it, spending $15,000 on it from the time it was planted on April 10.

Each piece of royal hardware presented to him during his installation — orb, bejeweled sword, robes upon robes — seemed to add psychic poundage.

In the nearly six decades since, a significant poundage of our cranial tissue has been pretty much retired from active duty.

Ruth, as he put on the poundage and the paunch, the Yankees put their ballplayers in pinstripe uniforms because it made Ruth look slimmer.

Pandemic tax reliefs for businesses are also to be extended, while the poundage rate of non-domestic rates is to be cut for the first time in the history of devolution.

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