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oz.

oz.

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A measure of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound, about 28 grams
  • noun
  • /oʊz/
translation icon : onza
  • And it's interesting Sephora always lists the oz on there like how much product you get.

Get you a little half oz, you know, get Debbie a little half oz.

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Examples

  • I think this is a great deal that you get a full oz in this little sampler.

  • So it has teaspoons, oz milliliters, and tablespoons.

  • So that would be about four oz, give or take per round.

  • And then, yeah, how much it is like half oz or quarter oz or that sort of thing.

  • Every oz matters on the space missions.

  • Then ten months later, to the inch, to the oz, and to the day I had lost the weight.

  • So this is how many calories something has per unit weight, per oz, per per gram or whatever.

  • Each package contains at least three oz. of product.

  • For this recipe, you will need two oz. of cheese.

  • The backpack must weigh under 15 oz. to comply with airline regulations.

Synonyms

ounce
vsoz.
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A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound, about 28 grams

has identical meaning but appears as an abbreviation

Surface Forms

oz. singular
ozs. plural

Etymology

Oz. is a short form of ounce, which comes from the Latin uncia meaning 'a twelfth part' and was used for a small share of a pound. A helpful way to remember it is that inch comes from the same root, so both words began as names for a 'small part', and that is why oz. means a small unit of weight, about 28 grams.