poundage
English
Etymology
pound + -age
Noun
poundage (countable and uncountable, plural poundages)
- (countable) a charge based on the weight of something in pounds
- (countable) a charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling
- (countable) a weight measured in pounds
- (countable) a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release
- (uncountable) the keeping of an animal in a pound
Verb
poundage (third-person singular simple present poundages, present participle poundaging, simple past and past participle poundaged)
- To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.