Meaning & use
pwt
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An abbreviation for "pennyweight," a unit of mass equal to one-twentieth of a troy ounce, used mainly for weighing precious metals and gemstones.
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The gold nugget weighed just over three pwt.
Jewelers still use pwt when pricing silver by weight.
A note on using this word
The abbreviation comes from combining "penny" with the Latin "weight" symbol "wt"; it remains standard in the jewelry and precious-metals trade.
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pennyweight
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