impound

== English == === Etymology === From im- +‎ pound. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (verb) /ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/ IPA(key): (noun) /ˈɪmpaʊ̯nd/ Rhymes: -aʊnd === Verb === impound (third-person singular simple present impounds, present participle impounding, simple past and past participle impounded) (transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound. (transitive) To hold back. (transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate. (transitive, law, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === impound (countable and uncountable, plural impounds) A place in which impounded things are stored. (uncountable) The state of being impounded. That which has been impounded. (law, banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance. === See also === escrow