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ounce

[ouns] / aʊns /
NOUN
one-sixteenth of a pound/28.35 grams
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Applying those averages to gold implied a gold price of just $2,600 an ounce.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

“Every scratch, every ounce of dust, every pet hair shows up on it,” Linn said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

Gold futures fell $51.00 or 1.2%, to $4049.10 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

—In early European trading, New York gold futures were up 0.2% to $4,045.80 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The way he talks, you’d think I didn’t have an ounce of sense.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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