pennyweight

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Definitions from WordNet

Noun pennyweight has 1 sense

pennyweight - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains
--₁ is a kind of troy unit
--₁ is a part of ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce
--₁ has part: grain

Definitions from the Web

Pennyweight

Description:

A pennyweight is a unit of measurement commonly used in the jewelry industry to weigh precious metals. It is equivalent to one twentieth of a troy ounce or 1.555 grams.

Sample Sentences:

She weighed the gold necklace and it came out to be 4 pennyweights.
The ring was so light it probably didn't even weigh a pennyweight.
When selling silver, they pay you based on the number of pennyweights.

Related Products:

Check out these related products on Amazon:

penny pincher penny pinching penny s penny stock pennycress pennyroyal pennyroyal oil pennys pennyweight pennywhistle pennyworth peno penobscot penobscot bay penobscot river penoche penoir

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

Check latest bestsellers | New Arrivals in Electronics