poundage

C2 Topic:Animals
US /ˈpaʊndɪdʒ/
noun Freq #133683

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Weight, especially body weight.

    Eating less chocolate may help you lose a little poundage.

  2. 2
    noun

    placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law

  3. 3
    noun

    weight expressed in pounds

  4. 4
    noun

    a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · placing private property in... impoundment

Etymology

From pound + -age.

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