poundage noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A weight measured in pounds. •Weight, especially body weight.Eating less chocolate may help you lose a little poundage. •A charge based on the weight of something in pounds. •A charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling. •a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release •the keeping of an animal in a pound verb1 •To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage. formspoundaged · poundaging · poundages