impound.
To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
Meaning & usage
To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.
To hold back.
water impounded by a dam
To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
to impound stray cattle
to impound a document for safekeeping.
To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English pound English impound From im- + pound.
A place in which impounded things are stored.
The state of being impounded.
That which has been impounded.
Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English pound English impound From im- + pound.
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