Ounce
Ounce noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Quantity
Quantity noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year
Both words in one sentence
- Very, very few of them will know that such an ounce was not always 100 grams including translators, who often translate the English word "ounce" with either "ons" or "100 grams", making the quantity over three times as big at a stroke.
Source: Unit Confusion
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Quantity and Ounce. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ounce/quantity
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