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Meanings of ounce in English

Russian
унция
Portuguese
onça troy
Spanish
onza
Catalan
unça

Unit of mass.

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унция
Catalan
unça

A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound.

unça
Synonyms
Examples for "avoirdupois ounce"
Examples for "avoirdupois ounce"
1
The Roman pound, it must be remembered, contained only twelve of our avoirdupois ounces.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
2
Above weights of food are net in avoirdupois ounces.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
1
The Tin Woodman was one of the most important personages in all Oz.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
2
ASB Classic winner, Serena Williams donates her prize money to Oz.
Radio NZ
Portuguese
leopardo-das-neves

Large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur.

leopardo-das-neves
Usage of ounce in English
1
One pint rich cream; two eggs; one-quarter ounce of gelatine; sherry wine.
Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book
2
Washington D.C. earlier this year decriminalized possession of less than one ounce.
Reuters
3
And then you finish adding your water to the 16 ounce line.
Wired
4
You haven't an ounce of common sense in your body, have you?
Tell me, pretty maiden
5
Less than an ounce kept it local; more went to the county.
Indivisible
6
Folgers Instant coffee was decreased by 3 cents per ounce, Becker said.
Reuters
7
I feel I worked hard to use every ounce of my ability.
The Guardian
8
Today, the price is about two hundred and eighty dollars an ounce.
The new yorker
9
For the moment, it was taking every ounce of courage she had.
Dating game
10
The current value of gold in trade was sixteen dollars per ounce.
What I Saw in California / A Description of Its Soil, Climate, P...
11
For a buffalo you can use a four-ounce rope to lead it.
Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
12
They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
The South African
13
But it has required every ounce of resolve to make that happen.
The Guardian
14
All her love, every ounce her heart held, belonged to John Earl.
Silent killer
15
Distilled vinegar, or diluted good vinegar, a pint; camphor one-half ounce; dissolve.
Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful ...
16
There is not an ounce of honour in the whole National Convention.
The Trampling of the Lilies
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Translations for ounce
Spanish
onzaoz
Catalan
unçaunces
Ounce through the time
Ounce across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
Ireland
Rare