Associations to the word «Impound»

IMPOUND, verb. (transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.

IMPOUND, verb. (transitive) To hold back, as water by a dam.

IMPOUND, verb. (transitive) (legal) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.

IMPOUND, verb. (transitive) (legal) (banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.

IMPOUND, noun. A place in which things are impounded.

IMPOUND, noun. A state of being impounded.

IMPOUND, noun. That which has been impounded.

IMPOUND, noun. (legal) (banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.

IMPOUND, verb. Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork".

IMPOUND, verb. Place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray".