ounce
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- noun
- /aʊns/
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- The recipe calls for one ounce of flour to make the cookies.
- one ounce
- weighing one ounce
- pounds and ounces
So you're allowed to have two and half ounces of Old Island tobacco.
- So you're allowed to have two and half ounces of Old Island tobacco.
- Even if it's a micro of an ounce, if it goes down, I won that day.
- And there's teas that are worth like, for like an ounce, like thousands of dollars.
- We also need an ounce of orange juice, pineapple juice.
- And we need to take a stand with every ounce of wit and courage we can muster.
- And Lincoln's down to the last, you know, ounces of energy and goodwill trying to fix this.
Examples
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I believe you get one full ounce of product in here.
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OK, one ounce of the old lanolin.
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I think they sell them in like half ounce bottles really small.
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I guarantee she will not gain an ounce.
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I put on five ounces this year.
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You can buy 25 milliliters, not quite an ounce, for about $30.
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All you need is three ounces.
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Two 12-ounce cans for $5.
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We also need an ounce of orange juice, pineapple juice.
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Next, we're going to do an ounce of agave nectar.
Synonyms
A measure of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound, about 28 grams
Idioms
Stopping a problem early is better than fixing it later
Compounds
- Specialized
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A unit of weight for measuring precious metals like gold and silver, about 31 grams
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A unit for measuring small amounts of liquid, about 28 millilitres in Britain and about 30 millilitres in America
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Etymology
Ounce comes from the Latin word uncia, which meant 'one twelfth' of a pound; over time English weight systems changed, and today a common ounce is a small part of a pound (one sixteenth), about 28 grams, which is why we use it for small amounts in recipes and everyday weights.