Hundredweight

"Hundredweight" is a unit of weight measurement that is used in both the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, but the value of a hundredweight differs between these systems. 1. **Imperial hundredweight (cwt)**: In the Imperial system (used in the UK), a hundredweight is equal to 112 pounds (lbs), or approximately 50.8 kilograms (kg). 2. **U.S. hundredweight (cwt)**: In the U.S.