hundredweight

== English == === Alternative forms === cwt. (abbreviation) === Etymology === 16th century, from hundred +‎ weight. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hundredweight (plural hundredweight or hundredweights) A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as (Canada, US) A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg). (UK, chiefly historical) A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg). (historical) Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed. (historical) Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds". ==== Usage notes ==== The long hundredweight has fallen out of general use since the metrication of Britain and the Commonwealth; the short hundredweight is still in common use in the United States for the sale of livestock, some forms of grain and oilseeds, paper, concrete additives, and some other commodities. ==== Synonyms ==== (100 lb. avoirdupois): short hundredweight; centner (rare); cental, quintal (historical) (112 lb. avoirdupois): long hundredweight, imperial hundredweight (historical units): centenary ==== Descendants ==== → Middle Bengali: *হন্দর্দ (*hondord) Bengali: হন্দর (hondor) ==== Translations ==== === See also === bushel