IMPOUND
/ΛΙͺmpaΚΜ―nd/
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Definition
/ΛΙͺmpaΚΜ―nd/
noun
- A place in which things are impounded
- A 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
verb
- To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound“His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally.”
- To hold back (for example water by a dam)
- To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate“to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.”
- To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest
Source: Wiktionary
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