impound
Example Sentences
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The trader said he lost $60,000 last month after a container he imported from Kenya was impounded at the Congolese border for several weeks, rendering milk, cheese and sausages inedible.
But no one has called, and school administrators who helped her make calls to Minneapolis impound lots haven’t been able to locate it either.
From Los Angeles Times
The investigator took Valerio, waiving impound fees for public safety reasons, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times
Our mortgage and impound account is about $2,450 a month on this property.
From MarketWatch
The steel remained impounded pending clarification, it said, and Finnish Customs has opened a preliminary inquiry "with a view to launching a pre-trial investigation into a potential sanctions violation."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
