1poundage1 (ˈpaʊndɪdʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
2poundage2 (ˈpaʊndɪdʒ)
Definitions
noun
- agriculture
- confinement of livestock within a pound
- the fee required for freeing a head of livestock from a pound
Usage examples
Then Marco dashed around to the driver's seat with a remarkable turn of speed given his poundage , and got in.
, COLDHEART CANYON (2001)"The total poundage is irrelevant," said Steve Cohen, a spokesman for the department's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
canada.com (2004)For businesses with total rateable value of between £10,000 and £25,000, the rates poundage will be frozen.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The Europeans paid for it with constant hunting at a level of poundage so high that all but the most enthusiastic hunters could grow weary.
, Into Africa - a social history of the East African Safari (1989)