centner

[ sent-ner ]

noun
  1. (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.

  2. a unit of 100 kilograms.

Origin of centner

1
1675–85 for sense “hundredweight”; <Low German; compare German Zentner,Old High German centenari<Latin centēnārius of a hundred; see centenary

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centner

/ (ˈsɛntnə) /


noun
  1. Also called (esp US): short hundredweight a unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)

  2. (in some European countries) a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds)

  1. a unit of weight equivalent to 100 kilograms

Origin of centner

1
C17: from German Zentner, ultimately from Latin centēnārius of a hundred; see centenary

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