ounce

• Substantiv, das eine Gewichtseinheit bezeichnet, die einem Sechzehntel eines Pfunds entspricht (etwa 28,35 Gramm), oder eine kleine Menge von etwas.

A noun referring to a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (approximately 28.35 grams), or a small amount of something.

1. A2formal

   A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (approximately 28.35 grams).

   Unze

   • The recipe calls for eight ounces of flour.
   • He bought a six-ounce steak for dinner.
   • The package weighs only a few ounces.

2. Small amountB1informal

   A very small quantity or amount of something.

   Kleine Menge

   • She didn't have an ounce of common sense.
   • He put every ounce of effort into the project.
   • There isn't an ounce of truth in that rumor.

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   Antonymeloadlotmass