Definitions for poundages

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poundages pound·age

Spelling: [poun-dij]

IPA: /ˈpaʊn dɪdʒ/

Poundages is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 569 anagrams from letters in poundages (adegnopsu).

Definitions for poundages

noun

1. a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.
2. weight in pounds.
3. confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
4. the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.
5. a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.
6. weight in pounds.
7. confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
8. the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.

Origin of poundages

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at pound², -age

Examples for poundages

He's right that it's "ridiculous" to assume that his poundage precluded a race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

He expected tonnage and poundage for the Navy for life, as was the custom.

Other customs payable upon exports and imports are distinguished into subsidies, tonnage, poundage, and other imposts.

Now that the session was drawing to a close the Commons again proposed to grant Tonnage and poundage for a year only.

poundage, or a shilling a pound, was not regularly granted the kings for life till the reign of Henry V.

Another method of taxation was what was called tonnage and poundage.

He was sent to the Tower for his support of the resolution against "tonnage and poundage," in 1629.

For instance, tunnage and poundage were appropriated for naval defenses.

He levied those duties of tonnage and poundage, and increased them as he thought fit.

At the same time the tonnage and poundage money was applied to the benefit of the Royal Navy.

He was sent to the Tower for his support of the resolution against "tonnage and poundage," in 1629.

poundage, or a shilling a pound, was not regularly granted the kings for life till the reign of Henry V.

Now that the session was drawing to a close the Commons again proposed to grant Tonnage and poundage for a year only.

He's right that it's "ridiculous" to assume that his poundage precluded a race for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.

Another method of taxation was what was called tonnage and poundage.

For instance, tunnage and poundage were appropriated for naval defenses.

He expected tonnage and poundage for the Navy for life, as was the custom.

He levied those duties of tonnage and poundage, and increased them as he thought fit.

Other customs payable upon exports and imports are distinguished into subsidies, tonnage, poundage, and other imposts.

At the same time the tonnage and poundage money was applied to the benefit of the Royal Navy.