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hundredweight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | centner, doppelzentner, metric hundredweight |
| Type of | weight unit, metric weight unit |
hundredweight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cwt, long hundredweight |
| Type of | avoirdupois unit |
hundredweight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cental, centner, cwt, quintal, short hundredweight |
| Type of | avoirdupois unit |
Examples of hundredweight
hundredweight
One pound, less than a hundredweight, a few ounces, 7lb, 5st, l0st 5lb, 5lb 7oz.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If the older system resumes, those subsidies could run to $38 per hundredweight.
From the timesunion.com
Choice boxed beef should move above $200 per hundredweight in the next few weeks.
From the sciencedaily.com
March payments are expected to be in the range of 65 to 70 cents per hundredweight.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The stone, quarter, hundredweight, and ton were larger units of mass used in Britain.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Cash hog prices have fallen $3 to $5 per hundredweight this week.
From the online.wsj.com
It costs a farmer about $18 to produce a hundredweight of milk.
From the sacbee.com
Commodity prices are often expressed in hundredweight increments.
From the sacbee.com
One quarter is equal to two stone or a quarter of a hundredweight.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- The hundredweight or centum weight (abbreviated cwt) is a unit of mass defined in terms of the pound (lb). Its British definition is not the same as that used in North America. ...
- "Hundredweight" is a song by Eastbourne-based indie rock three-piece group easyworld, released on Fierce Panda Records on February 19, 2001. The single was released on two separate formats, CD and orange 7" vinyl, both released in limited pressings of 500 each. ...
- A measure of weight containing 100 pounds (45.5 kg) in the U.S. or 112 pounds (51 kg) in the United Kingdom
- A pricing unit used in transportation (equal to 100 pounds).
- (cwt) An obsolete unit of weight measurement, used in some classic-car manuals. 1 British cwt = 5080 grams; 1 US cwt = 4535 grams
- Weight. 4 quarters ie. 8 stones or 112 pounds.
- A common measure of produce or retail weight. A hundredweight was made up of 8 stones or 112 pounds. 20 hundredweights made a ton. Sacks of potatoes were commonly sold by the "half-hundredweight" i.e. 4 stone/56 pound sacks. The usual abbreviation for hundredweight was "cwt".
- Old measure of weight equalling 112 lbs and equivalent to 50 kg.
