impound

From im- +‎ pound.

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈɪmpaʊ̯nd/
• Rhymes: -aʊnd

impound (third-person singular simple present impounds, present participle impounding, simple past and past participle impounded)

1. (transitive) to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound

   His car got impounded after he'd parked illegally.

2. (transitive) to hold back (for example water by a dam)
3. (transitive, law) to hold in the custody of a court or its delegate

   to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping.

4. (transitive, law, banking) to collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest

impound (plural impounds)

1. a place in which things are impounded
   • 1997, Edward Bunker, Dog Eat Dog, page 36:

     "You're gonna drive me to the impound so I can get my car?"

2. a state of being impounded
   • 2010, Neal Locke, No Plan, page 161:

     I already checked that out, and Keller has never called to get it out of impound.

3. that which has been impounded
   • 2002, James E. Wollrab, Malfeasance, page 190:

     He handed the keys to the woman and pointed toward the corner of the lot where the impounds were stored.

4. (law, banking) amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance

• escrow