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ounce

[ouns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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The gold miner has gained 181% this year, following shares of the precious metal, which set another record high Monday of about $4,465 an ounce.

From Barron's

The price of silver also hit a record of $69.44 an ounce on Monday.

From BBC

Robin Brooks, the senior economist at the Brookings Institution and previously chief currency strategist at Goldman Sachs, made his comment as gold surged past $4,400 an ounce.

From MarketWatch

Fifty grams of cheese is roughly equal to two slices of cheddar or about half a cup of shredded cheese and is approximately 1.8 ounces.

From Science Daily

"I gave this sport every breath I have, every spar, every triumph, every ounce of my heart. I've made peace with what's next. Now, it's time. Thank you."

From BBC