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poundage

poundage

9.2
A fee paid to get an animal back from a shelter
  • noun
  • /ˈpaʊndɪdʒ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : tasa de recuperación
  • The council increased the poundage for cattle to offset shelter maintenance costs.

Examples

  • The farmer had to pay a significant poundage to retrieve his lost sheep.

  • The poundage for retrieving the lost dog was quite high.

  • If your pet is picked up by animal control, you may be charged a poundage.

  • They charged a poundage fee for the horses that were impounded.

  • When the owner went to retrieve his dog from the shelter, he had to pay the poundage fee for its release.

  • The poundage charged for impounding stray animals helps cover the shelter's operating costs.

  • After collecting her pet from the animal control facility, she was surprised by the poundage assessed.

How Costly

poundage
  • Archaic
9.2
fee
729 1.0
small fee
9 1.0

Surface Forms

poundage singular
poundages plural

Morphology

poundage = pound (semi-transparent) = pound + age

The connection to a pound is recoverable, but the specific legal fee sense is specialized rather than fully predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Poundage comes from pound as in 'dog pound' (a place that keeps lost animals) and -age meaning a 'charge' or 'fee'. So poundage is the money you pay to get an animal back from the pound.