Poundage
[poun-dij] /ˈpaʊn dɪdʒ/
noun
1.
a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per or per weight.
2.
weight in .
[poun-dij] /ˈpaʊn dɪdʒ/
noun
1.
confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
2.
the fee demanded to free animals from a .
/ˈpaʊndɪdʒ/
noun
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.
a weight expressed in pounds
/ˈpaʊndɪdʒ/
noun
1.
(agriculture)
n.
late 14c., “tax per pound;” 1903 as “weight;” from pound (n.1) + -age.
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