1. Weight expressed in pounds
   "The poundage of the shipment exceeded the truck's capacity"
    
2. A charge based on weight measured in pounds
   "The shipping company calculated poundage for oversized packages"
    
3. A fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals
   "The farmer had to pay a poundage to reclaim his escaped livestock"
    
4. (law) placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
   "The court ordered poundage of the disputed assets";
   - impoundment, impounding, internment

Derived forms: poundages

Type of: charge, fee, seizure, weight

Encyclopedia: Poundage