Dozen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001821",
  "term": "Dozen",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A group or set of twelve items, used as a traditional unit of count in commerce and industry for packaging and selling goods. The term is derived from the Old French word 'douzaine', meaning a group of twelve. A 'baker's dozen' consists of thirteen items, a practice originating from medieval bakers adding an extra loaf to a batch of twelve to avoid penalties for selling underweight goods.",
  "synonyms": [
    "a lot of",
    "heap of",
    "hundred of",
    "load of",
    "lot of",
    "many",
    "million of",
    "score of",
    "scad of",
    "thousand of"
  ],
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "see_also": [
    "buzzin' dozen"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Dozen",
    "es": "docena",
    "fr": "douzaine"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dozen/"
}