Oz

¹ American  

[oz] / ɒz /

noun

Australian Slang.

1. Australia.

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Oz ² American  

[oz] / ɒz /

noun

1. Land of Oz.

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oz. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. ounce; ounces.

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Oz ¹ British  

/ ɒz /

noun

1. slang Australia

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oz ² British  

abbreviation

1. ounce

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oz Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of ounce

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Etymology

Origin of Oz¹

Jocular back formation from Aussie ( def. ) (with voiced sibilant)

Origin of oz.³

Abbreviation of Italian onza

Example Sentences

“Healthcare fraud is real, documented and devastating — and stealing from people at the most vulnerable moment of their lives isn’t just fraud, it can cost them their future,” Oz said in a statement to MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch

The Great Depression spawned mass unemployment and economic hardship, but it was also the era of Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington, William Faulkner and John Steinbeck, “Gone With the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As the decade drew to a close, Hollywood experienced what many critics view as its greatest year, with hits including “Gone with the Wind,” “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Stagecoach,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Wuthering Heights.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Front-month gold futures close up 0.1% to $5,001/oz.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an interview last week, CMS administrator Mehmet Oz said he would police both Republican- and Democratic-led states in a broader crackdown on fraud and waste.

From The Wall Street Journal