Pack size 16/12ct

English translation: count

11:15 Jan 8, 2010
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Food & Drink
English term or phrase: Pack size 16/12ct
I am translating a table of some food products, in the "pack size" column it says 16/12ct, 24/12ct, 12/12ct and so on, any idea what "ct" stands for here?

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Ziad Marzouka
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Selected answer:count
Explanation:
ct stands for count in this context, afaik.

count (ct) [1]
a unit of quantity equal to 1. This unit is used in commerce to specify that the quantity stated represents a reliable count. For example, a carton marked "oranges 24 ct" contains exactly 24 oranges.
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictC.html

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Thanks a lot :)
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count
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pack size 16/12ct
carton


Explanation:
ct is often used as an acronym for carton, a synonym for box

Edith Kelly
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neutral  writeaway: ct is count? no?/ok-I just answered too. Happy New Year, btw.
3 mins
  -> why not? I put in a low CL. Why do you not post your proposal as an answer?
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pack size 16/12ct
count


Explanation:
ct stands for count in this context, afaik.

count (ct) [1]
a unit of quantity equal to 1. This unit is used in commerce to specify that the quantity stated represents a reliable count. For example, a carton marked "oranges 24 ct" contains exactly 24 oranges.
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictC.html



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Thanks a lot :)

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agree  Jack Doughty
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agree  English2Korean: Exactly
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agree  Jessica Noyes
40 mins

agree  Rob Grayson: Seems straightforward enough to me
42 mins

agree  kmtext
1 hr

agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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agree  Rolf Keiser
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agree  Phong Le
1 day 20 hrs
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Reference: count

Reference information:
count (ct) [1]
a unit of quantity equal to 1. This unit is used in commerce to specify that the quantity stated represents a reliable count. For example, a carton marked "oranges 24 ct" contains exactly 24 oranges.
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictC.html

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