Difference between Hundredweight and Centner

What is the difference between Hundredweight and Centner?

Hundredweight as a noun is a measure of weight containing 100 pounds (45.5 kg) in the u.s. or 112 pounds (51 kg) in the united kingdom. while Centner as a noun is a unit of weight, with different actual definitions in parts of germany and scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds

Hundredweight

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A measure of weight containing 100 pounds (45.5 kg) in the U.S. or 112 pounds (51 kg) in the United Kingdom.

Centner

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A unit of weight, with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds

We hope you now know whether to use Hundredweight or Centner in your sentence.

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