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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In the first days alone, Israel dropped over 2,000 bombs on Iranian targets, equal to half the tonnage of the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict in June 2025.

— Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
During the years 2021 to 2025, China’s submarine building surpassed that of the US in both numbers of subs launched – 10 to 7 – and tonnage – 79,000 to 55,500, says the report, which looked at shipyard satellite imagery to draw estimates of China’s construction.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026