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An ounce is a certain amount of weight. When something weighs one ounce, it is not heavy at all. A letter from your mailbox usually weighs one ounce or less. Sixteen ounces equals one pound. A short way of writing ounce or ounces is "oz."
One stick of butter weighs four ounces.
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An ounce is a certain, exact amount of a liquid. One ounce is a small amount. There are eight ounces in one cup of liquid. A can of soda usually contains twelve ounces of soda. A short way of writing ounce or ounces is "oz."
This recipe asks for eight ounces of water. That's the same as one cup of water.My mom lets my little brother drink only a few ounces of juice every day. She wants him to drink milk or water.
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Sometimes when we say "ounce," we mean just a very small amount. If you don't have an ounce of energy, for example, it means that you don't have even a small amount of energy.
Liam didn't get an ounce of sleep on the airplane because the kid sitting behind him wouldn't stop kicking his seat. |
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