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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Also, in Libra, Mars prefers to keep the peace and weigh out its options.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
On a recent afternoon, students in white coats and blue jackets buzzed around the different rooms of the facility, taking notes, weighing out samples of anode material and monitoring the battery-making machines.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Poole and his companion weighed out 45 grams of marijuana and handed it to Longhibler, who put it in his pocket, the report says.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
On a recent afternoon, students in white coats and blue jackets buzzed around the different rooms of the facility, taking notes, weighing out samples of anode material and monitoring the battery-making machines.
—Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Poole and his companion weighed out 45 grams of marijuana and handed it to Longhibler, who put it in his pocket, the report says.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Weigh out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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