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Meanings of ounce in English
Catalan
unça A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound.
Portuguese
leopardo-das-neves Usage of ounce in English
1
One pint rich cream; two eggs; one-quarter ounce of gelatine; sherry wine.
2
Washington D.C. earlier this year decriminalized possession of less than one ounce.
3
And then you finish adding your water to the 16 ounce line.
4
You haven't an ounce of common sense in your body, have you?
5
Less than an ounce kept it local; more went to the county.
6
Folgers Instant coffee was decreased by 3 cents per ounce, Becker said.
7
I feel I worked hard to use every ounce of my ability.
8
Today, the price is about two hundred and eighty dollars an ounce.
9
For the moment, it was taking every ounce of courage she had.
10
The current value of gold in trade was sixteen dollars per ounce.
11
For a buffalo you can use a four-ounce rope to lead it.
12
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
13
But it has required every ounce of resolve to make that happen.
14
All her love, every ounce her heart held, belonged to John Earl.
15
Distilled vinegar, or diluted good vinegar, a pint; camphor one-half ounce; dissolve.
16
There is not an ounce of honour in the whole National Convention.
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
Ireland
Rare