poundage
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pound·age 1
(poun′dĭj)n.
1. A tax or commission based on value per pound sterling.
2. A rate or charge based on weight in pounds.
3. Weight measured in pounds.
pound·age 2
(poun′dĭj)n.
1. Confinement of animals in a pound.
2. A fee charged for the redemption of impounded animals or other property.
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poundage
(ˈpaʊndɪdʒ)n
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. (Units) a weight expressed in pounds
poundage
(ˈpaʊndɪdʒ)n
(Agriculture) agriculture
a. confinement of livestock within a pound
b. the fee required for freeing a head of livestock from a pound
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pound•age1
(ˈpaʊn dɪdʒ)n.
1. a charge of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.
2. weight in pounds.
[1350–1400]
pound•age2
(ˈpaʊn dɪdʒ)n.
1. confinement within an enclosure or within limits.
2. the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.
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poundage
a fee or fine charged for releasing animals from a pound.
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| Noun | 1. | poundage - a charge based on weight measured in pounds charge - the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" |
| 2. | poundage - a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services | |
| 3. | poundage - weight expressed in pounds weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity | |
| 4. | poundage - placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law seizure - the taking possession of something by legal process drug bust, drugs bust - seizure of illegal drugs by the police law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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poundage
n
auf Pfundbasis berechnete Gebühr oder Abgabe
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