poundage

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[ poun-dij ]
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noun
  1. a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.

  2. weight in pounds.

Origin of poundage

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Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at pound2, -age

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Other definitions for poundage (2 of 2)

poundage2
[ poun-dij ]

noun
  1. confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.

  2. the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.

Origin of poundage

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First recorded in 1545–55; pound3 + -age

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How to use poundage in a sentence

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

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • 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.

    Norfolk Annals | Charles Mackie

British Dictionary definitions for poundage (1 of 2)

poundage1

/ (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

  1. a weight expressed in pounds

British Dictionary definitions for poundage (2 of 2)

poundage2

/ (ˈpaʊndɪdʒ) /


noun
  1. agriculture

    • confinement of livestock within a pound

    • the fee required for freeing a head of livestock from a pound

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