"live weight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: live weights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} live weight (countable and uncountable, plural live weights)
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: carcass weight, dressed weight Translations (weight of a living animal): elopaino (Finnish), ცოცხალი წონა (cocxali c̣ona) (Georgian), Lebendgewicht [neuter] (German), жива́ мера (živá mera) [feminine] (Macedonian), жи́ва ме́ра (žíva méra) [feminine] (Macedonian), canlı ağırlık (Turkish)

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