Gram: meaning, definitions and examples

Used predominantly in American English to measure small quantities, especially in cooking, nutrition, or science.

• The recipe calls for 100 grams of sugar.
• A single serving of the cereal contains 5 grams of protein.

Used in British English and other Commonwealth countries to measure small quantities. It has the same meaning as 'gram' but with different spelling.

• Please add 200 grammes of flour to the mixture.
• The laboratory sample weighed only 10 grammes.

Commonly used in American English, 'gram' refers to a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

• The recipe calls for 200 grams of sugar.
• Each tablet contains 500 milligrams, which is half a gram.

Primarily used in British English, 'gramme' also refers to the same metric unit of mass as 'gram'.

• The school project requires each student to bring 100 grammes of flour.
• This product's net weight is 250 grammes.

In American English, this term is commonly used to denote a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.

• The recipe calls for 200 grams of flour.
• She measured out 50 grams of sugar for the cake.

In British and other forms of English outside the United States, this term is often used in place of 'gram' to denote the same metric unit of mass.

• This package contains 100 grammes of tea.
• The letter weighed only 20 grammes.