cental

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cental

A farmer loads a cental of grain onto a wagon.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A unit of weight: "cental" is a unit of weight used in the United States, equivalent to 100 pounds (approximately 45.36 kilograms). It is primarily used in commerce, especially for grains and other bulk commodities.
Usage
  • Noun:
    • The term "cental" is used to specify a weight measurement. It is a countable noun.
    • It is often used in agricultural and trading contexts to quantify large amounts of produce.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The farmer sold his wheat harvest for $15 per cental.
    • The shipment was weighed and found to be exactly 50 centals.
Advanced Usage
  • Historical/Commercial Context: The "cental" was formally established in the late 19th century to standardize grain weight measurements in the US. While still a valid unit, it is less common in everyday use than "hundredweight" (cwt), which can also refer to 100 pounds in the US system.
    • The contract specified the price per cental of corn.
Variants and Related Words
  • Hundredweight (cwt): In the United States, a "hundredweight" is often synonymous with a "cental," being 100 pounds. In the British Imperial system, a hundredweight is 112 pounds.
  • Quintal: A metric unit of mass equal to 100 kilograms (approximately 220.46 pounds), sometimes confused with "cental" due to the similar "100" basis but in a different system.
Synonyms
  • US hundredweight: A direct synonym in the American system of weights.
  • Short hundredweight: Another term used to specify the 100-pound unit, distinguishing it from the British long hundredweight.
cental

A farmer loads a cental of grain onto a wagon.

Noun
  1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

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