ounce

US /aʊns/
UK /aʊns/
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1.

a unit of weight of 16 drams or 28.349 grams (avoirdupois) or 480 grains or 31.103 grams (troy)

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The recipe calls for 8 ounces of flour.
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He bought a small bag of gold, weighing just one ounce.
2.

a very small amount of something

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He doesn't have an ounce of common sense.
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There wasn't an ounce of doubt in her mind.
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bitdroptracehintspeck
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fluid ounce