impound

About 0.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

verb To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
His car was impounded after he parked it illegally.
verb To hold back.
water impounded by a dam
verb To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
to impound stray cattle
verb To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
noun A place in which impounded things are stored.
noun The state of being impounded.
noun That which has been impounded.
noun Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.