weigh out



weigh something out

to weigh something as it is distributed. The merchant weighed the cuts of meat out for each of the waiting women. They weighed out the grain care-fully.
See also: out, weigh

weigh out

v.
1. To measure or apportion some specific quantity by or as if by weight: The clerk weighed out a pound of cheese.
2. To weigh or otherwise evaluate something: We weighed out the hamburger and found we needed another pound. I wasn't sure that they gave us the correct amount, so I weighed it out.
3. To determine the relative value of some set of things: The council listened to our requests and carefully weighed them out.
See also: out, weigh

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EugÊNia-Portuguese
Dewitt[də'wit]
Sarita (1)-Spanish
RÍOghnach-Irish Mythology
Motke-Yiddish
JÔNatas-Portuguese