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Synonyms for hundredweight

Most common

cwt quintal cental imperial system centenary

All synonyms

Noun

1. Cwt — A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as A unit of measurement containing 100…

cwt, quintal, cental, centner rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).

Forms

Plural
hundredweights → quintals, centals, centners, centenaries…

Example sentences

  • centenary We celebrated the centenary anniversary day.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hundredweightfalling
cwtfalling
quintalfalling
centalfalling
centenaryfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cwt
6 letters
cental
7 letters
quintal2, centner2
9 letters
centenary4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quintal2 = 2 syllables).