peso — meaning in English

English meaning

• heft noun How heavy something feels when you hold it.
• weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

peso is used for these senses in English:

• heft (dated, except, UK, dialectal, and, US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.

heft — full definition

1. noun How heavy something feels when you hold it.
2. noun The physical weight that an object has because of gravity.
3. noun The serious or weighty nature of something.
4. noun The level of importance or influence something carries.

weight — full definition

1. noun How heavy someone or something is.
2. noun A heavy object, especially one used for exercise or to hold something down.
3. verb To give particular statistics or factors more importance than others.

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