WORD: IMPOUND
MEANING:
1. To confine in or as if in a pound: capture and impound stray dogs. 2. To place (something) in legal custody until a dispute involving it is decided: impounding ballots in a disputed election. 3. To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed: a governor who impounded monies designated for use by cities. 4. To accumulate and store in a reservoir: By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation. 5. seized, held
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
PRONOUNCE:
LINK: IMPOUND
MEANING:
1. To confine in or as if in a pound: capture and impound stray dogs. 2. To place (something) in legal custody until a dispute involving it is decided: impounding ballots in a disputed election. 3. To set aside in a fund rather than spend as prescribed: a governor who impounded monies designated for use by cities. 4. To accumulate and store in a reservoir: By damming the stream, the engineers impounded its waters for irrigation. 5. seized, held
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
| 1. Delhi: 50 cabs impounded in last 12 hours for 'overcharging' |
PRONOUNCE:
| im·pound - इम्पाउन्ड |
LINK: IMPOUND
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