poundage

UK: /ˈpaʊndɪdʒ/ US: (poun′dij)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pound•age¹  (poun′dij), n. 

1. a tax, commission, rate, etc., of so much per pound sterling or per pound weight.
2. weight in pounds.

• 1350–1400; Middle English; see pound², -age

pound•age²  (poun′dij), n. 

1. confinement within an enclosure or within certain limits.
2. the fee demanded to free animals from a pound.

• pound³ + -age 1545–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

poundage / ˈpaʊndɪdʒ/ noun

1. a tax, charge, or other payment of so much per pound of weight
2. a tax, charge, or other payment of so much per pound sterling
3. a weight expressed in pounds