1. a unit of weight used in some Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries, typically equivalent to about 100 pounds or 45 kilograms
Usage: historical; regional

Examples

• The merchant sold spices by the kantar in the traditional marketplace.
• One kantar of wheat was equivalent to approximately 100 pounds.
• The old trading records listed cargo weights in kantars.
• In Ottoman times, the kantar was a standard unit for measuring bulk goods.
• The cotton shipment weighed fifteen kantars according to the bill of lading.