ounce

🇺🇸 /aʊns/ 🇬🇧 /aʊns/
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noun
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A unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or about 28 grams.

The recipe calls for one ounce of chocolate.

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A very small amount of something.

There isn't an ounce of truth in what he said.

translation

n. A unit of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or about 28 grams.; A very small amount of something.

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Plural ounces