poundage
/ˈpaʊndɪdʒ/
noun
- A charge or tax based on a specific amount of money per pound (weight or currency).
- The contract included a poundage of two cents per pound for all raw materials.
- In medieval times, merchants paid poundage on goods imported into the port.
- The shipping company added a poundage fee for packages over 50 pounds.
- Weight measured in pounds.
- The gym records the poundage lifted by each athlete during training.
- The total poundage of the shipment was over 500 pounds.
- He checked the poundage of the fish he caught before releasing it.