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live weight

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The weight of a living animal before it is slaughtered for meat; used for example as a pricing basis in selling cattle for meat.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschLebendgewicht
3 more languages
Suomielopaino
Македонскижива мера
Türkçecanlı ağırlık

Examples

“The alternative to live-weight pricing is dressed-weight or carcass-weight pricing.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

live wire live with oneself live-ball era live-in live-in son-in-law live-oaker

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