impound

Meaning

Verb

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

Noun

1. A place in which impounded things are stored.
2. The state of being impounded.
3. That which has been impounded.
4. 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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/

Etymology

From im- + pound.