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hun·dred·weight  (hndrd-wt)

n. pl. hundredweight or hun·dred·weights Abbr. cwt

1. A unit of weight in the U.S. 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.

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hundredweight

Noun

pl -weights or -weight

1. Brit a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802kg

2. US & Canad a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359kg

3. a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms

Thesaurus

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 quintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 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 long hundredweight, cwt 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

Translations

hundredweight [ˈhʌndrədweɪt] n (BRIT) → = 50.8 kg; 112 lb; (US) = 45.3 kg; 100 lb

hundredweight [ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt] n (Brit) → =50.8 kg; 112 lb;

(US) → = 45.3 kg; 100 lb

hundredweight [ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt] hundred n → Gewichtseinheit > (BRIT = 50,8 kg; US = 45,3 kg) → Zentner m

hundredweight [ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt] n (BRIT) → = 50.8 kg; = 112 lb;

(US) → = 45.3 kg; = 100 lb