Definitions for centner

centner cent·ner

Spelling: [sent-ner]
IPA: /ˈsɛnt nər/

Centner is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 90 anagrams from letters in centner (ceennrt).

Definitions for centner

noun

  1. (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
  2. a unit of 100 kilograms.

Origin of centner

1675-85 for sense “hundredweight”; Low German; compare German Zentner, Old High German centenari Latin centēnārius of a hundred; see centenary

Examples for centner

centner, sent′ner, n. a common name on the Continent for a hundredweight.

Therefore, less went to the farmers for their wheat per bushel or centner.

At first sight it might appear from this statement that where Agricola uses the word centumpondium he means the German centner.

Word Value for centner
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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