Thesaurus results for POUNDAGE

poundage

noun

as in tonnage

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Recent Examples of poundage The topic of weight becomes a thread through the entire episode, from a carnival barker who specializes in guessing a guest's poundage to Larry not being able to fly home because of a heavy souvenir (coffee beans for his new business venture). —

Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025 Last time, the festival kitchen sold out its entire poundage so organizers are stocking up with more this year. —

Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 22 June 2025 The sale, typically only run in January, gives customers a discount based on the poundage of their book. —

Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2025 This decrease is attributed to the decrease in poundage sold. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for poundage

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tonnage

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If the primetime entertainment schedule is now mostly a tonnage play, a means for older-skewing brands to reach an audience that aged out of the dollar demo 20 years ago, sports is a property that demands swift, decisive action.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Customers found glass Those two products in the original recall have been joined by 16 additional products, listed by the USDA along with their lot numbers, bringing the total tonnage of food products recalled from the United States, Canada and Mexico to 36,987,575 pounds.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026