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hundredweight
hun·dred·weight H0325500 (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 -weights or -weight1. (Units) Also called: long hundredweight Brit a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802 35 kilograms2. (Units) Also called: short hundredweight US and Canadian a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359 24 kilograms3. (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 [1570–80] hundredweight(cwt) A unit of mass equal to 112 lb; 1 hundredweight troy = 100 pounds troy; 1 hundredweight = 4 quarters.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hundredweight - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilogramscentner, doppelzentner, metric hundredweightmetric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gramcentner - in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilogramsquintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms | | 2. | hundredweight - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundscental, cwt, short hundredweight, quintal, centneravoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weightsquarter - 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 poundslong hundredweight, cwtquarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weightsgross ton, long ton, ton - a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds |
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hundredweight1. Brit a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802 35 kilograms 2. US and Canadian a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359 24 kilograms 3. a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms hundredweight[′hən·drə‚dwāt] (science and technology) Abbreviated cwt. A unit of weight, in common use in the United States, equal to 100 pounds or the weight of 45.359237 kilograms. Also known as cental; centner; kintal; quintal; short hundredweight. A unit of weight in common use in the United Kingdom equal to 112 pounds or to the weight of 50.80234544 kilograms. Also known as long hundredweight. A unit of weight in troy measure equal to 100 troy pounds or the weight of 37.32417216 kilograms. MedicalSeecwtFinancialSeeHundred WeightSee HDWT
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Synonyms for hundredweightnoun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilogramsSynonyms- centner
- doppelzentner
- metric hundredweight
Related Words- metric weight unit
- weight unit
- centner
- quintal
noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundsSynonyms- cental
- cwt
- short hundredweight
- quintal
- centner
Related Words- avoirdupois unit
- quarter
- net ton
- short ton
- ton
noun a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 poundsSynonymsRelated Words- quarter
- avoirdupois unit
- gross ton
- long ton
- ton
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