POUNDAGE
\pˈa͡ʊndɪd͡ʒ], \pˈaʊndɪdʒ], \p_ˈaʊ_n_d_ɪ_dʒ]\
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placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
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a charge based on weight measured in pounds
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a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
By Princeton University
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placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
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a charge based on weight measured in pounds
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a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for each pound; a commission.
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A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by aliens, more.
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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.
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To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
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Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public pound.
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A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.
By Oddity Software
By Daniel Lyons
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n. A sum deducted from the pound, or an allowance on each pound, as for commission, discount, ; - a subsidy of 12 pence in the pound, formerly granted to the crown on all goods exported or imported ;-the sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon the amount raised by execution-estimated at so much on the pound ;-a fine levied on the owner of cattle that had been impounded.
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