hundredweight

• Gewichtseinheit, die in den USA 100 Pfund und im Vereinigten Königreich 112 Pfund entspricht und für schwere Lasten verwendet wird.

A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (in the US) or 112 pounds (in the UK), used for measuring heavy goods.

1. Unit of weight (US)C1formalamerican

   A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (approximately 45.36 kilograms) in the United States.

   Hundredweight (USA)

   • The shipment weighed 5 hundredweight.
   • He ordered a hundredweight of grain for the farm.
   • The price is quoted per hundredweight.

   Synonymecental

2. Unit of weight (UK)C1formalbritish

   A unit of weight equal to 112 pounds (approximately 50.8 kilograms) in the United Kingdom.

   Hundertgewicht (Vereinigtes Königreich)

   • The coal was sold by the hundredweight.
   • A hundredweight of potatoes was delivered to the market.
   • The old scale measured in hundredweights.