Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable)A charge based on the weight of something in pounds.

    a charge based on weight measured in pounds

  2. (countable)A charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling.

  3. (countable)A weight measured in pounds.

    weight expressed in pounds

  4. (uncountable)Weight, especially body weight.

    Eating less chocolate may help you lose a little poundage.

  5. (countable)A fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release

    a fee charged for the recovery of impounded animals

  6. (uncountable)The keeping of an animal in a pound

Forms

plural: poundages
Singularpoundage
Pluralpoundages

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedpound

See also

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