kantar

[ kahn-tahr ]

/ kɑnˈtɑr /

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noun

(in some Middle Eastern countries) a unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, but varying in different localities.

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Origin of kantar

1545–55; <Arabic qinṭar ≪ Latin centenārium;see quintal

Words nearby kantar

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How to use kantar in a sentence

Carolina Milanesi, a Strategic Insight Director with Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, tweeted that it could go one of two ways.
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In 2011 NBC signed up as the sole broadcaster of the live games and made $150 million last year, according to Kantar Media.
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British Dictionary definitions for kantar

kantar

/ (kænˈtɑː) /

noun

a unit of weight used in E Mediterranean countries, equivalent to 100 pounds or 45 kilograms but varying from place to place

Word Origin for kantar

C16: from Arabic qintār, from Late Greek kentēnarion weight of a hundred pounds, from Late Latin centēnārium, from centum hundred

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