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Recent Examples of poundage
Last time, the festival kitchen sold out its entire poundage so organizers are stocking up with more this year.
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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
The decrease is attributed to a reduction in poundage sold.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
This decrease is attributed to the decrease in poundage sold.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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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
The decrease is attributed to a reduction in poundage sold.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
This decrease is attributed to the decrease in poundage sold.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poundage
tonnage
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The rules will apply to passenger vessels under 10,000 gross tonnage starting on Jan. 1, 2026, and those 10,000 gross tonnage or more on Jan. 1, 2032 (the changes were originally set to take effect for all ships in 2026 but were delayed for larger vessels).—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Coal, much of it pulled from the mountains of Appalachia and hauled out in a succession of barges down the Ohio River, remains the top commodity by tonnage.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
9 July 2025
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“Poundage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poundage. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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