poundage
1a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.
weight in pounds.
Origin of poundage
1Words Nearby poundage
Other definitions for poundage (2 of 2)
confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.
Origin of poundage
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How to use poundage in a sentence
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.
McLaren’s newest supercar will have your hair blowing in the wind in 11 seconds | Bradley Iger | August 1, 2022 | Popular-ScienceYet Schell points out that guides carry first-aid kits, repair kits, and evacuation sleds without consideration of poundage.
Airbags Save More Lives than Avalanche Transceivers. Why Isn’t Everybody Using One? | abarronian | December 5, 2021 | Outside OnlineHe's right that it's "ridiculous" to assume that his poundage precluded a race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
A Thinner Chris Christie Still Faces Big Political Challenges | Robert Shrum | May 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the same time the tonnage and poundage money was applied to the benefit of the Royal Navy.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonThis 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.
The Chronicles of Newgate, v. 2/2 | Arthur Griffiths
Handicapped as he was by lack of poundage, Dublin's pet lamb made up for it by superlative skill in ringcraft.
Ulysses | James JoyceThe 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.
Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie
British Dictionary definitions for poundage (1 of 2)
/ (ˈpaʊndɪdʒ) /
a tax, charge, or other payment of so much per pound of weight
a tax, charge, or other payment of so much per pound sterling
a weight expressed in pounds
British Dictionary definitions for poundage (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpaʊndɪdʒ) /
agriculture
confinement of livestock within a pound
the fee required for freeing a head of livestock from a pound
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