Definition of poundage Poundage

/pawˈndɪʤ/ - [pawndij] - pound•age

We found 17 definitions of poundage from 4 different sources.

What does poundage mean?

Noun Plural: poundages
poundage - weight expressed in pounds
poundage - a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
poundage - a charge based on weight measured in pounds
poundage - placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
		impoundment, impounding, internment
		seizure the taking possession of something by legal process
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

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poundage (Noun)
A charge based on the weight of something in pounds.
poundage (Noun)
A charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling.
poundage (Noun)
A weight measured in pounds.
poundage (Noun)
A fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release.
poundage (Noun)
The keeping of an animal in a pound.
poundage (Verb)
To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.

poundage (n.)
A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound; a commission.
poundage (n.)
A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more.
poundage (n.)
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.
poundage (v. t.)
To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
poundage (n.)
Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound.
poundage (n.)
A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.