hundredweight
hundredweight noun: a unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
Noun
hundredweight (plural hundredweight or hundredweights)
- A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
- A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
- The hundredweight of 112 avoirdupois lbs. becomes general in the period before me, and is employed for the commoner kinds of materials.1882, James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England, volume IV, page 209
- Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
- Synonyms:
- quintal
- Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
hundredweight meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
hundredweight in Hindi
- unit of one hundred pounds
- क्विंटल kviṇṭal, कुंटल kuṇṭal, कुंतल kuntal
hundredweight in Tamil
- அந்தர்
hundredweight in Bengali
- unit of one hundred pounds
- হন্দর hondor
hundredweight in Malayalam
- ശതത്തൂക്കം, ഒരു ടണ്ണിൻറെ ഇരുപതിലൊരു ഭാഗം
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- hundredweight in Arabic
- قِنْطَار qinṭār
- hundredweight in Indonesian
- kuintal
- hundredweight in Persian
- قنطار qentâr
Synonyms of hundredweight
Forms of hundredweight
| plural | hundredweight |
|---|---|
| plural | hundredweights |
| alternative abbreviation | cwt. |
Origin of hundredweight
16th century, from hundred + weight.
Questions about hundredweight
- What does hundredweight mean?
- Hundredweight means a unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
- What is hundredweight in Hindi?
- Hundredweight in Hindi is क्विंटल (kviṇṭal), कुंटल (kuṇṭal), कुंतल (kuntal). See Hundredweight meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hundredweight?
- Hundredweight is a noun.
- What is the plural of hundredweight?
- The plural of hundredweight is hundredweight.
Words near hundredweight in the dictionary
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