cwt
9.9
A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds used in the United States
- noun
- /siː dʌbəl juː tiː/
- Specialized
:
cwt
- The farmer sold his hay at $15 per cwt to local feed stores.
Examples
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But the sand was terribly soft and we got stuck good and proper and it's no joke shoving at a 30 CWT in the midday sun, believe me.
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When calculating shipping costs, you should consider that every cwt adds significant weight to your load.
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The shipment of goods was charged at a rate of $25 per cwt for freight costs.
Synonyms
1
7.7
A weight of 100 pounds in the United States
has identical meaning but uses the entry's standard name
9.1
An American measure of weight equal to 100 pounds, about 45 kilograms
has identical meaning but uses the entry's standard name
9.9
A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds used for crops in the US
has identical meaning but uses the entry's standard name
9.9
A unit of weight in the United States equal to 100 pounds
has identical meaning but uses the entry's standard name
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Etymology
Cwt comes from hundredweight, where the 'c' comes from Latin cent meaning '100' and 'wt' is short for 'weight', so in the United States a cwt is '100 pounds'.