CWT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cwt mean? 

• CWT (noun)
  The noun CWT has 2 senses:

1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

2. a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

  Familiarity information: CWT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CWT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cental; centner; cwt; hundredweight; quintal; short hundredweight

Hypernyms ("cwt" is a kind of...):

avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

Meronyms (parts of "cwt"):

quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds))

Holonyms ("cwt" is a part of...):

net ton; short ton; ton (a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cwt; hundredweight; long hundredweight

Hypernyms ("cwt" is a kind of...):

avoirdupois unit (any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights)

Meronyms (parts of "cwt"):

quarter (a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds))

Holonyms ("cwt" is a part of...):

gross ton; long ton; ton (a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds)