weigh out

verb

weighed out; weighing out; weighs out
: to measure and remove a certain weight of (something) : to separate (a portion of something that weighs a certain amount)
Would you weigh out 20 pounds of rice?
I weighed the portions out and distributed them.

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“Weigh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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