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- [huhn-drid-weyt]
- /ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt/
- /ˈhʌn.drəd.weɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [huhn-drid-weyt]
- /ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt/
Definitions of hundredweight word
- noun plural hundredweight Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt. 1
- noun plural hundredweight cental (def 2). 1
- noun hundredweight A unit of weight equal to one twentieth of a ton, in particular. 1
- noun hundredweight unit of weight: 100 lbs 1
- noun hundredweight unit of weight: 112 lbs 1
- countable noun hundredweight A hundredweight is a unit of weight that is equal to 112 pounds in Britain and to 100 pounds in the United States. 0
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Origin of hundredweight
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; hundred + weight
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hundredweight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hundredweight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hundredweight usage trend in Literature
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