Usually, this measurement is used in futures contracts that require the weight of the underlying to be specified.
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cwt — noun 1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds • Syn: ↑hundredweight, ↑short hundredweight, ↑centner, ↑cental, ↑quintal • Hypernyms: ↑avoirdupois unit • … Useful english dictionary
cwt. — abbr. hundredweight. * * * cwt., hundred weight; 100 lbs. in the United States; 112 lbs. in Great Britain (Latin centum + English weight). * * * abbr. hundredweight * * * cwt. abbreviated symbol of hundredweight (c standing for L. centum hundred … Useful english dictionary
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cwt — A hundred weight … Black's law dictionary
cwt — A hundred weight … Black's law dictionary
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