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English Dictionary: poundage	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for poundage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
poundage n a charge based on weight measured in pounds a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals weight expressed in pounds placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law Synonym(s): impoundment, impounding, internment, poundage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poundage \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poundage \Pound"age\, v. t. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poundage \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.