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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

It’s worth noting, however, that a significant portion of that reduced poundage comes from the 765LT’s standard omission of the air conditioning and audio systems, but these features can be added back to the car at no cost.

Yet Schell points out that guides carry first-aid kits, repair kits, and evacuation sleds without consideration of poundage.

He's right that it's "ridiculous" to assume that his poundage precluded a race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

At the same time the tonnage and poundage money was applied to the benefit of the Royal Navy.

This was called the sheriffs poundage, and often amounted to large sums—as much as 97 odd in one case which is cited by Mr. Neild.

Handicapped as he was by lack of poundage, Dublin's pet lamb made up for it by superlative skill in ringcraft.

The raising of tonnage and poundage without a parliamentary grant was declared illegal.

Differences had arisen over the substitution by the former of the share system for the old plan of payment by wages and poundage.

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