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Pound

Hundredweight (US)

About these units

Pound (lb)

The pound is a traditional unit of mass widely used in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in the United Kingdom. Defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, the pound evolved from medieval English systems that themselves descended from Roman and Carolingian traditions. The pound is central to commerce, engineering, food measurement, and body weight scales in the US. Its widespread cultural presence makes it deeply familiar even in contexts where metric units dominate. Because the pound is part of a non-decimal system, subdivisions such as ounces (1/16 pound) introduce complexity, yet this structure persists due to tradition and embedded industrial standards. In engineering, the pound often appears alongside pound-force, making careful distinction between mass and force essential.

Hundredweight (US) (cwt (US))

The US hundredweight equals 100 pounds (45.359237 kg) and is used in agriculture, livestock markets, and commodity trading. Farmers often price hay, grain, and cattle by the hundredweight. The oil and chemical industries also use it for bulk goods. Its relation to the ton (20 cwt = 1 US ton) integrates it smoothly into the US customary system. Although it complicates international trade due to conflicting definitions with the UK version, the US hundredweight remains essential in domestic commerce.

More Pound converters

Pound [lb] ↔ Kilogram [kg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Gram [g]

Pound [lb] ↔ Ounce [oz]

Pound [lb] ↔ Metric Ton [t]

Pound [lb] ↔ Milligram [mg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Stone [st]

Pound [lb] ↔ US Ton (Short) [ton (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ UK Ton (Long) [ton (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Carat [car, ct]

Pound [lb] ↔ Attogram [ag]

Pound [lb] ↔ Femtogram [fg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Picogram [pg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Nanogram [ng]

Pound [lb] ↔ Microgram [µg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Centigram [cg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Decigram [dg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Dekagram [dag]

Pound [lb] ↔ Hectogram [hg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Megagram [Mg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Gigagram [Gg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Teragram [Tg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Petagram [Pg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Exagram [Eg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Atomic Mass Unit [u]

Pound [lb] ↔ Dalton [Da]

Pound [lb] ↔ Planck Mass [mₕ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Electron Mass [mₑ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Muon Mass [mᵤ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Proton Mass [mₕ (p)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Neutron Mass [mₙ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Deuteron Mass [m𝒹]

Pound [lb] ↔ Kilogram-force Second/Meter [kgf·s²/m]

Pound [lb] ↔ Kilopound [kip]

Pound [lb] ↔ Slug [slug]

Pound [lb] ↔ Poundal [pdl]

Pound [lb] ↔ Pound-force Square Second/Foot [lbf·s²/ft]

Pound [lb] ↔ Pennyweight [pwt]

Pound [lb] ↔ Scruple (Apothecary) [s.ap]

Pound [lb] ↔ Grain [gr]

Pound [lb] ↔ Pound (Troy) [lb t]

Pound [lb] ↔ Ton (Assay) (US) [AT (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Ton (Assay) (UK) [AT (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Kiloton (Metric) [kt]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quintal (Metric) [cwt (m)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Hundredweight (US) [cwt (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Hundredweight (UK) [cwt (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quarter (US) [qr (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quarter (UK) [qr (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Stone (US) [st (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Talent (Biblical Hebrew) [talent (H)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Mina (Biblical Hebrew) [mina]

Pound [lb] ↔ Shekel (Biblical Hebrew) [shekel]

Pound [lb] ↔ Bekan (Biblical Hebrew) [bekan]

Pound [lb] ↔ Gerah (Biblical Hebrew) [gerah]

Pound [lb] ↔ Talent (Biblical Greek) [talent (G)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Mina (Biblical Greek) [mina (G)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Tetradrachma (Biblical Greek) [tetradrachma]

Pound [lb] ↔ Didrachma (Biblical Greek) [didrachma]

Pound [lb] ↔ Drachma (Biblical Greek) [drachma]

Pound [lb] ↔ Denarius (Biblical Roman) [denarius]

Pound [lb] ↔ Assarion (Biblical Roman) [assarion]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quadrans (Biblical Roman) [quadrans]

Pound [lb] ↔ Lepton (Biblical Roman) [lepton]

Pound [lb] ↔ Earth's Mass [M⊕]

Pound [lb] ↔ Sun's Mass [M☉]

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