What does poundage mean?
Poundage means (countable) A charge based on the weight of something in pounds..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(countable) A charge based on the weight of something in pounds..
Eating less chocolate may help you lose a little poundage.
Saturday, he was at the center. And amid a day of carefully staged celebration, he looked somber, even weighed down by it. Each piece of royal hardware presented to him during his installation — orb, bejeweled sword, robes upon robes — seemed to add psychic poundage.
Use poundage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Poundage means (countable) A charge based on the weight of something in pounds..
Common synonyms include internment, impoundment, impounding.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Eating less chocolate may help you lose a little poundage.
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