1. A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds in the U.S. or 112 pounds in Britain.
Usage: Common in agricultural and commercial contexts, especially for grain and produce.

Examples

• The farmer sold five centals of wheat at the market.
• A cental of corn weighs 100 pounds in the United States.
• The price per cental has increased this season.
• She ordered three centals of fertilizer for the field.
• The scale showed the shipment was exactly two centals.