Ounces are a unit used to measure weight. This measurement is most often used with dry ingredients, like flour or sugar, but can also be used for things like honey or yogurt. When a recipe call for ounces, it's referring to a specific weight.

What are examples of ounces?

The definition of an ounce is 1/16 of a pound or a very small amount of something. If you have 1/16 of a pound of caviar, this is an example of an ounce of caviar.

Are ounces and oz the same thing?

oz.) is used to measure fluids while an ounce (abbreviated as oz.) is for dry measurements. This gives us the idea that a fluid ounce is a measurement of volume while the other is a measurement of weight.