impound

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
2. (transitive) To hold back.
3. (transitive) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
4. (transitive) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A place in which impounded things are stored.
2. (uncountable) The state of being impounded.
3. (countable, uncountable) That which has been impounded.
4. (countable, uncountable) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.

Synonyms

seize

confiscate

sequester

attach

pound

💷

sequestrate

distrain

confine

detention

detain

detained

distraint

encase

enclose

expropriate

foreclose

forfeit

forfeiture

garnish

garnishee

grab

hold in custody

immure

inclose

isolate

pen

🖊️

scoop up

cage in

hold captive

attach goods

attachment

capture

catchment

clutch

coop

corral

custody

dam up

Translations

beschlagnahmen

sequestrare

confisquer

confiscare

embargar

confiscar

saisir

εγκλείω

apreender

konfiszieren

requisire

κατάσχω

embargar

exekutieren

confiscar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/

Etymology

From im- + pound.