dwt
9.9
A small unit of weight used to measure gold and silver
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- Specialized
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pennyweight
- The gold ring weighs 10 dwt.
Examples
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Each silver coin was stamped with its weight in dwt for accuracy.
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He bought a small nugget that weighed just under 2 dwt.
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The jeweler measured the gold chain and recorded its weight as 3 dwt.
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A typical coin might weigh around 2 dwt.
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The jeweler measured the gold chain and recorded its weight as 3 dwt.
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Each silver coin was stamped with its weight in dwt for accuracy.
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He bought a small nugget that weighed just under 2 dwt.
Synonyms
1
9.9
An old small unit of weight used for measuring gold and silver equal to 24 grains
is the abbreviation used to write the unit in measurements
Surface Forms
dwt main
Etymology
Dwt is the short form for the small unit called 'pennyweight'. You can read it as d meaning 'penny' (from old coin names) and wt meaning 'weight', so dwt reminds you it is a small weight used for gold and silver.