cwt

An abbreviation for a unit of weight, commonly known as a hundredweight, with variations in the United States (100 pounds) and the United Kingdom (112 pounds).

• 🇨🇳英制重量单位“英担”的缩写，美国为100磅，英国为112磅。

1. US hundredweight C1 formal american

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

   • The shipment weighed 5 cwt, or 500 pounds.
   • The farmer sold 20 cwt of grain at the market.
   • The US hundredweight is commonly used in agriculture.

   🇨🇳美制英担

   同义词: centalhundredweight

2. British hundredweight C1 formal british

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

   • The load was measured as 3 cwt, which is 336 pounds.
   • The British hundredweight is still used in some traditional contexts.
   • The merchant ordered 10 cwt of coal.

   🇨🇳英担

   同义词: hundredweight