POUNDAGE


Meaning of POUNDAGE in English

poundage 1

/pown"dij/ , n.

1. a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.

2. weight in pounds.

[ 1350-1400; ME; see POUND 2 , -AGE ]

poundage 2

/pown"dij/ , n.

1. confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.

2. the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.

[ 1545-55; POUND 3 + -AGE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .