Scales are being used by an increasing number of banks to checkweigh packages of money to make sure that the bills are all there (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
check´weigh´er — check|weigh «CHEHK WAY», transitive verb. to check the weight of (containers, loads, or the like): »Scales are being used by an increasing number of banks to checkweigh packages of money to make sure that the bills are all there (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
check|weigh|man — «CHEHK WAY muhn», noun, plural men. a weighman at a mine whose work is to check the weight of the coal or ore, usually in the interest of the miners … Useful english dictionary
weigh-in — n [C usually singular] a check on the weight of a ↑boxer or ↑jockey before a competition →weigh in(1) … Dictionary of contemporary English
weigh-in — weigh ins N COUNT: usu sing When there is a weigh in on the day of a boxing match, each competitor is weighed to check their weight before the match … English dictionary
Weigh station — A weigh station is a checkpoint along a highway to inspect vehicular weights. Usually, trucks and commercial vehicles are subject to the inspection.OverviewWeigh stations are equipped with scales, some of which permit the trucks to continue… … Wikipedia
Check weigher — Example checkweigher. Product passes on the conveyor belt where it is weighed A checkweigher is an automatic machine for checking the weight of packaged commodities. It is normally found at the offgoing end of a production process and is used to… … Wikipedia
weigh — Synonyms and related words: amount to something, analogize, appraise, appreciate, assay, assess, assimilate, balance, be abstracted, be featured, be heavy, be influential, be persuasive, be prominent, be somebody, be something, bring into analogy … Moby Thesaurus
weigh-in — noun (countable usually singular) a check on the weight of a boxer (1) or a jockey 1 before a fight or a horse race see also: weigh in weigh … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
check something out — (informal) 1 the police checked out dozens of leads: INVESTIGATE, look into, enquire into, probe, research, examine, go over; assess, weigh up, analyse … Useful english dictionary
comparison — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Representation as similar Nouns 1. comparison, matching, examining side by side, holding up to comparison; cross check, verification; analogy, parallel; contrast, opposition; relation. 2. comparability,… … English dictionary for students
