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How to pronounce impounding in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms impoundment, internment, poundage
Type of seizure
Has types drug bust, drugs bust
Derivation impound

Examples of impounding

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Burned vehicles routinely were towed to the impounding lot without an investigation.
From the dispatch.com
Chief Beck is right to curb the impounding of vehicles driven by unlicensed motorists.
From the latimes.com
Rather than impounding the Durango, they let her drive it home that night.
From the denverpost.com
Now, city officials are impounding bicycles found outside of bike racks.
From the ocregister.com
They themselves are angry at the President for impounding funds that Congress has appropriated.
From the time.com
By impounding so liberally, Nixon obviously falls into Category 3.
From the time.com
In some areas, farmers even grow wild shrimp by just opening the gates and impounding wild larvae.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In Suffolk, the sheriff's office was impounding the vehicles.
From the newsday.com
The laws for dog registration, control, microchipping, impounding, etc, come from acts of parliament.
From the nbr.co.nz
More examples
  • 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"
  • Place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"
  • (impounding) impoundment: placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
  • To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping
  • (IMPOUNDS) A trust type of account established by lenders for the accumulation of borrower's funds to meet periodic payments of taxes, mortgage insurance premiums, and/or future insurance policy premiums, required to protect their security.
  • (Impounds) A portion of the monthly mortgage payment that is placed in an account and used to pay for hazard insurance, property taxes and private mortgage insurance.
  • (Impounds) An Escrow account set-up on the borrowers behalf to pay property taxes and home owners insurance. This is required by lenders whenever there is less than a 20% down payment.
  • (Impounds) Associated with a properties taxes and insurance. It is the money collected that will be held in an escrow account.
  • The portion of a borrower's monthly payments held by the lender or servicer to pay for taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance, lease payments, and other items as they become due. Also known as reserves.