ounce
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4.1
- noun
- /aʊns/
- Archaic
:
onza troy
- There's not a lot of interest, as gold's at $150 an ounce.
- ounces of gold
- one ounce
Smith, the Goldsmith, this gives me one ounce of gold.
- Smith, the Goldsmith, this gives me one ounce of gold.
Examples
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In 2001, it yielded 111,200 ounces of gold, one-third of Peoles's total gold production (Industrias Peoles 2001).
Academic text (2002) -
At current market prices of about $1,667 an ounce, those reserves are worth roughly $435 billion.
Blog text (16) -
About 500 bucks an ounce.
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Gold closed at $43 an ounce, down 18 cents.
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Like I said before, an ounce of knowledge, a pound of opinions.
Blog text (7) -
You'll get it in gold, $10 an ounce under the market price.
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How much is it worth? - About 90 cents an ounce.
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The current price of gold is $1,872 per ounce.
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How much is it worth? - About 90 cents per ounce.
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Do you know what the price of a troy ounce is up to these days?
Synonyms
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7.9
A unit of weight for measuring precious metals like gold and silver, about 31 grams
A unit of weight used by old pharmacists that equals 480 grains
Idioms
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Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.9
A unit of weight for measuring precious metals like gold and silver, about 31 grams
1
3.2
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 for the apothecary measure also goes back to Latin uncia 'one twelfth', but old systems used different pounds, so the apothecary or troy ounce was a different size used by pharmacists and goldsmiths; that's why this old ounce is not the same as the grocery ounce.