weigh out
phrasal 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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Pursuing diagnosis and treatment might be worthwhile so weigh out your options.
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
In the end, that weighed out over these other considerations.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
However, the moon in Capricorn encourages you to weigh out your options, while Venus in Aquarius adds an unpredictable twist.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Fever Tree Club Soda How to Make Sustainable Sangria Syrup:
Using the fruit scraps from the sangria, weigh out the fruit and add to a small bowl with equal weight in sugar.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 July 2024
Waiters hustled back and forth with foaming bottles of beer, diners abandoned their pasta con le sarde to jive in the narrow alley with passersby, and the greengrocer nodded with the beat while weighing out half a kilo of artichokes for an older gentleman.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
The grocer and counter clerks would take down orders in pencil on the back of the sacks, grind coffee beans, weigh out sugar and flour, and so on.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
The filet is about 1/2-inch thick and a good-sized portion, weighing out with the coating at 4 ounces.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
Sign up now Today in the UK, most supermarkets have done away with their butchery counters, at least in any meaningful sense, leaving a place where sausages and mince can be weighed out, but no real cutting or butchery is done.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
In the end, that weighed out over these other considerations.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
However, the moon in Capricorn encourages you to weigh out your options, while Venus in Aquarius adds an unpredictable twist.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Fever Tree Club Soda How to Make Sustainable Sangria Syrup:
Using the fruit scraps from the sangria, weigh out the fruit and add to a small bowl with equal weight in sugar.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 26 July 2024
Waiters hustled back and forth with foaming bottles of beer, diners abandoned their pasta con le sarde to jive in the narrow alley with passersby, and the greengrocer nodded with the beat while weighing out half a kilo of artichokes for an older gentleman.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
The grocer and counter clerks would take down orders in pencil on the back of the sacks, grind coffee beans, weigh out sugar and flour, and so on.
—Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
The filet is about 1/2-inch thick and a good-sized portion, weighing out with the coating at 4 ounces.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
Sign up now Today in the UK, most supermarkets have done away with their butchery counters, at least in any meaningful sense, leaving a place where sausages and mince can be weighed out, but no real cutting or butchery is done.
—Olivia Potts, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Weigh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20out. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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