hundredweight
One hundred pounds
A hundredweight is a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds in the United States or 112 pounds in Britain.
The British version, also called a long hundredweight, derives from older trade measurements.
Abbreviated cwt.
The farmer sold potatoes by the hundredweight.
Common weight measurement system
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- metricStandard of measurement
- shortOf limited extent
- longOf great extent
gross · tare · net · kilogram · tonne · stone · pound · ounce
Cereal plant's harvest unit
feed · produce · livestock · wool · cotton · fertilizer · seedlings · bushel
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- shipmentGoods being transported
logistics · transport · container · pallet · manifest · waybill · tonnage · lading
Tradeable raw materials
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- bulkMain mass or size
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
futures · market · merchandise · auction · tariff · import · export · transaction
Grain-crushing facility
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- foundryMetal casting facility
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
production · ironworks · steelworks · coal · ore · pig iron · smelting · raw materials
avoirdupois
Common weight measurement system
long · gross · tare · net · kilogram · tonne · stone · pound · ounce · gram
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
straw · feed · produce · livestock · wool · cotton · fertilizer · seedlings · bushel · sacks
freight
Goods being transported
- cargoTransported goods
- haulageCommercial goods transport
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
shipment · logistics · transport · container · pallet · manifest · waybill · tonnage · lading · dispatch
commodities
Tradeable raw materials
broker · futures · market · merchandise · auction · tariff · import · export · transaction · speculation
mill
Grain-crushing facility
manufacturing · production · ironworks · steelworks · coal · ore · pig iron · smelting · raw materials · processing