Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Chinese monetary unit
the monetary unit in the People's Republic of China
 
shoeful
the amount that a shoe will hold
 
Paraguayan monetary unit
monetary unit in Paraguay
 
Tunisian dirham
100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia
 
milliwatt
a unit of power equal to one thousandth of a watt
 
Haitian monetary unit
the monetary unit in Haiti
 
pollen count
the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place
 
cup
the quantity a cup will hold
 
hundredweight
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
 
Uruguayan monetary unit
monetary unit in Uruguay
 
ZiB
a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
 
proper fraction
a fraction with a numerator smaller than the denominator
 
improper fraction
a fraction whose numerator is larger than the denominator
 
dish
the quantity that a dish will hold
 
correction
a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
 
square mile
an area of 640 acres
 
small fortune
a large sum of money
 
lb
16 ounces avoirdupois
 
real
the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos
 
cordage
the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
 
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