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hundredweight or hun·dred·weights Abbr. cwt
-weightsor-weight
n., pl. -weights, (as after a numeral)-weight.
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hun·dred·weight
(hŭn′drĭd-wāt′)n.pl.hundredweight or hun·dred·weights Abbr. cwt1. A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms). Also called cental, short hundredweight.
2. A unit of weight in the British Imperial System equal to 112 pounds (50.80 kilograms). Also called quintal.
hundredweight
(ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt) n, pl-weightsor-weight1. (Units) Also called: long hundredweightBrit a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802 35 kilograms
2. (Units) Also called: short hundredweightUSandCanadian a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359 24 kilograms
3. (Units) Also called: metric hundredweight a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms
Abbreviation (for senses 1, 2): cwthun•dred•weight
(ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt)n., pl. -weights, (as after a numeral)-weight. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbr.:cwt
hundredweight
(cwt) A unit of mass equal to 112 lb; 1 hundredweight troy = 100 pounds troy; 1 hundredweight = 4 quarters.
| Noun | 1. | hundredweight - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms centner, doppelzentner, metric hundredweight metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram centner - in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms |
| 2. | hundredweight - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds cental, cwt, short hundredweight, quintal, centner avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) net ton, short ton, ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds | |
| 3. | hundredweight - a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds) avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights gross ton, long ton, ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds |
hundredweight
[ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt]N (BritCurrent Milk Price Per 100 Weight
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= 112 libras = 50.8 kilogramos; (approx) → quintalm (US) = 100 libras = 45.4 kilogramoshundredweight
hundredweight
[ˈhʌndrɪdˌweɪt]n (Brit) (112 lb) → 50.8 kg (Am) (100 lb) → 45.3 kgCurrent Milk Prices By State
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