1. Plural of centner; a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, used primarily in European and Russian contexts.
Usage: metric unit; chiefly European and Russian usage; also spelled 'quintal' in some regions

Examples

• The grain shipment weighed 50 centners.
• In Russia, agricultural products are often measured in centners.
• The harvest yielded approximately 200 centners of wheat.
• European markets sometimes quote prices per centner for bulk commodities.
• The farmer recorded the potato crop as 75 centners.