noun
- plural of ounce; units of weight equal to 1/16 of a pound or about 28.35 grams
- plural of ounce; units of liquid measure equal to 1/8 of a cup or about 29.57 milliliters
Usage: fluid measure
Examples
- The recipe calls for eight ounces of flour.
- She bought twelve ounces of cheese at the deli.
- Add six fluid ounces of milk to the mixture.
- The baby weighs seven pounds and four ounces.
- This bottle contains sixteen ounces of water.
- The gold bar weighs exactly ten ounces.
- Pour two ounces of vanilla extract into the bowl.