Hundredweight

usgb/ˈhʌndrədweɪt/
noun

A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms), mainly used in the United States.

The load weighed two hundredweight.
Visual representation of "hundredweight" - A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.36 kilograms), mainly used in the United States

Often appears as...

  • short hundredweight
  • net hundredweight

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US Specific

Understand that 'hundredweight' in the US is specifically 100 pounds, unlike in the UK.

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The bag of cement is one hundredweight.
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Trade and Commerce

'Hundredweight' is often used in trading goods like grain, livestock, or produce in the US.

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We traded five hundredweight of wheat.
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Shipping Term

In the US, shipping costs might be estimated by hundredweight, especially for heavy items.

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The shipping rate is $2 per hundredweight.
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