The most common meaning of a yard is a unit of length equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, standardized internationally as exactly 0.9144 meters. It is used in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement.
A yard can also refer to a cubic yard, which is a volume measurement of a cube with each side being 1 yard (3 feet) long, equivalent to 27 cubic feet. Cubic yards are often used to measure bulk materials like soil, gravel, or mulch.
In financial slang, a "yard" refers to one billion units of currency, used for clarity in large financial transactions.
In fabric, when buying by the yard, a yard typically means 36 inches in length, but the width can vary widely, so the area covered by a yard of fabric depends on the width of the material.
So, the exact meaning of how much a yard is depends on context:
- Length: 3 feet or 36 inches (about 0.914 meters)
- Volume (cubic yard): 27 cubic feet
- Finance: 1 billion currency units
- Fabric: 36 inches length, width varies
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