"poundage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: poundages [plural]
Etymology: pound + -age Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pound|age}} pound + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} poundage (countable and uncountable, plural poundages)
  1. (countable) a charge based on the weight of something in pounds Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-poundage-en-noun-ZPdegyBR Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 26 26 5 27 6 4 5
  2. (countable) a charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-poundage-en-noun-p4upSLLo Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 26 26 5 27 6 4 5
  3. (countable) a weight measured in pounds Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-poundage-en-noun-w4r7sprV
  4. (uncountable) weight, especially body weight Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-poundage-en-noun-e97vIqTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -age Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 27 1 40 1 1 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -age: 26 26 5 27 6 4 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: poundages [plural]
Etymology: pound + -age Etymology templates: {{af|en|pound|-age}} pound + -age Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} poundage (countable and uncountable, plural poundages)
  1. (countable) a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-poundage-en-noun-a1C3OiQV
  2. (uncountable) the keeping of an animal in a pound Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-poundage-en-noun-PyC2m~aG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: poundages [present, singular, third-person], poundaging [participle, present], poundaged [participle, past], poundaged [past]
Etymology: pound + -age Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pound|age}} pound + -age Head templates: {{en-verb}} poundage (third-person singular simple present poundages, present participle poundaging, simple past and past participle poundaged)
  1. To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
    Sense id: en-poundage-en-verb-Z-eDBNew
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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