I. -ndij, -ndēj noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from pound (I) + -age
1.
a. : a tax levied in pounds sterling
payment of a poundage on profits — A.R.Wagner
specifically : a subsidy of twelve pence per pound on exports and imports formerly granted to the crown
b. : an agent's fee : commission
no poundage was charged for the orders — Manchester Guardian Weekly
2.
a. : a charge per pound of weight
letters forwarded on a poundage basis — Westminster Gazette
b. : weight in pounds
most of this poundage was around his middle — Herbert Asbury
specifically : the number of pounds of salt in a gallon or a cubic foot of brine
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: pound (VI) + -age
1. : the act of impounding or the state of being impounded
poundage of cattle
knows … the poundage of every well's water — Lawrence Durrell
2. : a fee charged for the release of an impounded animal