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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
- 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
Word History and Origins
Word 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
Gold crossed $3,000 an ounce for the first time last month as uncertainty over the impact of a global trade war set in.
Gold prices shot up to $3,200 per ounce last week due to trade tensions between the US and China, which has forced investors to seek refuge in the commodity because of uncertainties.
Gold reached a record high of $3,177.50 per ounce on Thursday, driven by factors ranging from tariff uncertainty to inflation concerns.
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.
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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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