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Quarter (UK) [qr (UK)]

The quarter (UK), abbreviated as qr (UK), is a traditional British unit of weight equal to 28 pounds (about 12.7 kilograms).

It is one-quarter of the UK (imperial) hundredweight, which is 112 pounds. The quarter was commonly used in the UK for weighing agricultural products and other bulk goods.

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  1 UK quarter = 28 pounds (12.7 kg)

  
  
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  Equal to ¼ of the UK hundredweight (112 pounds)

  
  
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  Used historically in British trade and agriculture

  
  

Ounce [oz]

The ounce is a unit of mass used in the imperial and U.S. customary systems, primarily for measuring small weights like food, mail, and precious metals.

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  1 ounce = 1/16 of a pound

  
  
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  1 ounce ≈ 28.3495 grams

  
  
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  Symbol: oz (from Latin uncia, meaning "a twelfth part")

  
  

Key Facts:

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  1 oz = 0.0625 lb

  
  
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  1 oz ≈ 28.35 g

  
  
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  Commonly used in the U.S. for groceries, recipes, and postal items

  
  
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  Not the same as the troy ounce, which is used for precious metals

  
  

The ounce is a practical, everyday unit for measuring smaller weights, especially in non-metric countries like the U.S.