litrenoun [ C ]
UK US usually liter uk/ˈliː.tər/us/ˈliː.t̬ɚ/written abbreviation lA2 a unit for measuring the volume of a liquid or a gas, equal to 1,000 cubic centimetres:
The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.
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- My new car does 30 km to the litre uses one gallon of fuel.
- One litre is equal to 1.76 imperial pints.
- We'll need a litre of gloss paint to cover the woodwork.
- Add a scant half litre of milk to the mixture and stir well.
- They cut 2p per litre off the price of unleaded.
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Measurements of volume
- barrel
- bushel
- cc
- cl
- decilitre
- dl
- fl oz
- fluid ounce
- heaped
- heaping
- hl
- l
- level
- liter
- magnum
- ml
- pint
- qt
- quart
- tin
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