hundredweight
[
huhn
-drid-weyt]
/ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt/
noun
,
plural
hundredweights
(
as after a numeral
)
hundredweight.
1.
Also called
cental
,
quintal
. a unit of
avoirdupois weight
commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S.
Abbreviation:
cwt.
2.
cental
(def 2).
Origin
1570-80;
hundred
+
weight
Examples from the web for
hundredweight
All costs are reported per
hundredweight
of milk produced.
British Dictionary definitions for
hundredweight
hundredweight
/
ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt
/
noun
(
pl
)
-weights,
-weight
1.
(
Brit
)
Also called
long hundredweight.
a unit of weight equal to 112 pounds or 50.802 35 kilograms
2.
(
US & Canadian
)
Also called
short hundredweight.
a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds or 45.359 24 kilograms
3.
Also called
metric hundredweight.
a metric unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms
Abbreviation (for senses 1, 2)
cwt