ounce
ounce /'aʊns/ (ounces)
1 [N-COUNT] num N, oft N of n
An ounce is a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. There are sixteen ounces in a pound and one ounce is equal to 28.35 grams.
...four ounces of sugar.
2 [N-SING] usu N of n
You can refer to a very small amount of something, such as a quality or characteristic, as an ounce.
If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense...
I spent every ounce of energy trying to hide.
3
see also fluid ounceflu|id ounce (fluid ounces)
[N-COUNT] num N, oft N of n
A fluid ounce is a measurement of liquid. There are twenty fluid ounces in a British pint, and sixteen in an American pint.
1 [N-COUNT] num N, oft N of n
An ounce is a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. There are sixteen ounces in a pound and one ounce is equal to 28.35 grams.
...four ounces of sugar.
2 [N-SING] usu N of n
You can refer to a very small amount of something, such as a quality or characteristic, as an ounce.
If only my father had possessed an ounce of business sense...
I spent every ounce of energy trying to hide.
3
see also fluid ounceflu|id ounce (fluid ounces)
[N-COUNT] num N, oft N of n
A fluid ounce is a measurement of liquid. There are twenty fluid ounces in a British pint, and sixteen in an American pint.