Definition of "centner" []

• A unit of weight in Germany and Scandinavia corresponding to the hundredweight and equal to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds). (noun)
• A unit of weight in parts of the former Soviet Union equal to 100 kilograms (220.46 pounds). (noun)
• An assaying unit equal to one dram. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The centner of rice contains one hundred and twelve pounds."
• "Flour is sold in Carolina for from twelve to sixteen shillings a centner."
• "The German loths per centner (1/2 oz. (avoirdupois) to 100 lbs.) equal parts per 3200; they are converted into parts per cent. by dividing by"