Phrase guide

live weight

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The weight of a living animal before it is slaughtered for meat; used for example as a pricing basis in selling cattle for meat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The alternative to live-weight pricing is dressed-weight or carcass-weight pricing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: elopaino — weight of a living animal
  • Georgian: ცოცხალი წონა (cocxali c̣ona) — weight of a living animal
  • German: Lebendgewicht — weight of a living animal
  • Macedonian: жива́ мера (živá mera) — weight of a living animal
  • Macedonian: жи́ва ме́ра (žíva méra) — weight of a living animal
  • Turkish: canlı ağırlık — weight of a living animal