HUNDREDWEIGHT


Meaning of HUNDREDWEIGHT in English

hun ‧ dred ‧ weight /ˈhʌndrədweɪt, ˈhʌndrɪdweɪt/ BrE AmE noun ( plural hundredweight ) [countable] ( written abbreviation cwt )

a unit for measuring weight, equal to 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms in Britain, and 100 pounds or 45.3 kilograms in the US

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.