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hun⋅dred⋅weight

  [huhn-drid-weyt]
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–noun, plural -weights, (as after a numeral) -weight.
1. Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt
2. cental (def. 2).
Origin:
1570–80; hundred + weight
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Hundred Weight - Cwt

A unit of weight measurement created by U.S. merchants in the late 1800s. A hundred weight is equal to exactly 100 pounds.

Investopedia Commentary

Usually, this measurement is used in futures contracts that require the weight of the underlying to be specified.

See also: Commodity, Futures Contract, Futures Market, Soft Commodity

Also spelled: CWT

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