poundage

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : taxe ou droit calculé sur un poids en livres ; somme payée pour la libération d'animaux saisis ; poids exprimé en livres ; ou action de placer des biens privés sous garde légale.

A noun with multiple meanings: a charge or fee based on weight in pounds; a fee for recovering impounded animals; weight expressed in pounds; or the act of placing private property in legal custody.

1. Weight-based chargeC1formal

   A fee or tax calculated according to the weight of something, measured in pounds.

   Taxe à la livre

   • The shipping company added a poundage fee for the heavy cargo.
   • The customs officer calculated the poundage on the imported goods.
   • The contract specified a poundage rate of 10 cents per pound.

2. Animal impoundment feeC1formal

   A charge levied for the recovery of animals that have been taken into official custody.

   Frais de fourrière pour animaux

   • The farmer had to pay poundage to retrieve his stray cattle.
   • The local council increased the poundage for impounded dogs.
   • She paid the poundage fee at the animal shelter to get her cat back.

3. Weight in poundsC1formal

   The total weight of something expressed in pounds.

   poids en livres

   • The poundage of the shipment exceeded the truck's capacity.
   • He recorded the poundage of each bag of grain.
   • The scale showed a poundage of 150 pounds for the crate.

   Synonymesweight

4. Legal seizure of propertyC2formallegal

   The act of placing private property into the custody of a law enforcement officer.

   Saisie légale de biens

   • The court ordered the poundage of the debtor's assets.
   • The sheriff executed a poundage on the seized goods.
   • Poundage was used as a legal remedy to secure the debt.

   Synonymesattachmentconfiscationdistraintimpoundingimpoundmentseizuresequestration