Impound

Quick meaning: Impound is a verb meaning (transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.

Meaning

(transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To hold back.
2. (transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
3. A place in which impounded things are stored.
4. (uncountable) The state of being impounded.
5. That which has been impounded.
6. (transitive, law, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
7. (law, banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.

Example Sentences

to impound stray cattle

water impounded by a dam

to impound a document for safekeeping.

His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.

Word Forms

• impounds
• impounding
• impounded

Synonyms for impound

Depending on context, synonyms include seize, sequester, confiscate, attach.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include confiscate, sequester, seize, attach, capture, lock.

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