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ounce
1[ ouns ]
noun
- a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- a unit of 480 grains, 1/12 pound (31.1 grams) troy or apothecaries' weight.
- a fluid ounce.
- a small quantity or portion.
ounce
2[ ouns ]
noun
ounce
1/ ʊԲ /
noun
- a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (avoirdupois); 1 ounce is equal to 437.5 grains or 28.349 grams oz
- a unit of weight equal to one twelfth of a Troy or Apothecaries' pound; 1 ounce is equal to 480 grains or 31.103 grams
- short for fluid ounce
- a small portion or amount
ounce
2/ ʊԲ /
noun
- another name for snow leopard
ounce
/ ouns /
- A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 1 16 of a pound or 437.5 grains (28.35 grams).
- See Table at measurement
- See fluid ounce
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ounce1
Origin of ounce2
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with ounce , also see more bang for the buck (bounce for the ounce) .Example Sentences
The price of gold hit a record high of $3,167.57 an ounce at one point on Thursday, before falling back.
The musician was ruled "deportable" because he had a criminal record — a 1968 arrest in London for half an ounce of cannabis.
"It felt like we had all been kidnapped," she wrote of her and her fellow detainees, "thrown into some sort of sick psychological experiment meant to strip us of every ounce of strength and dignity."
The price of gold has hit the $3,000 per ounce mark for the first time as demand for the precious metal surges amid economic uncertainty over the impact of a global trade war.
On Thursday, the grandparents welcomed their grandson Kody who was born at 8 pounds, 4 ounces.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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