centner (n.)

  1. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

    [ Syn: hundredweight , metric hundredweight , doppelzentner ]

  2. in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms

  3. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

    [ Syn: hundredweight , cwt , short hundredweight , cental , quintal ]

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