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Capacity, including the kitchen measures that differ between countries. 21 units, converted from one table of exact factors.

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Worth knowing. A US cup, an imperial cup and a metric cup are three different sizes. Recipes rarely say which, so the converter shows all three rather than choosing for you.

1 US cup in every other volume unit

Computed by the same engine that runs the converter above, so these can never drift apart from it.

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1 US cup0.2365882365liter (L)
1 US cup236.5882365milliliter (mL)
1 US cup0.0002365882365cubic meter (m³)
1 US cup236.5882365cubic centimeter (cm³)
1 US cup14.4375cubic inch (in³)
1 US cup0.008355034722cubic foot (ft³)
1 US cup0.0625US gallon (gal)
1 US cup0.25US quart (qt)
1 US cup0.5US pint (pt)
1 US cup8US fluid ounce (fl oz)
1 US cup16US tablespoon (tbsp)
1 US cup48US teaspoon (tsp)
1 US cup0.05204213654imperial gallon (imp gal)
1 US cup0.2081685462imperial quart (imp qt)
1 US cup0.4163370923imperial pint (imp pt)
1 US cup8.326741846imperial fluid ounce (imp fl oz)
1 US cup13.32278695imperial tablespoon (imp tbsp)
1 US cup39.96836086imperial teaspoon (imp tsp)
1 US cup0.946352946metric cup (metric cup)
1 US cup0.001488095238oil barrel (bbl)

What each unit actually is

Most converters give you a number and stop. Where a figure is exact by definition we say so, and where it is an average or shifts with conditions we say that too — that is usually the thing you needed to know.

UnitSymbolWhat it actually is
literLOne cubic decimetre. Exact since 1964.
millilitermLOne cubic centimetre. Exact.
cubic meterm³1,000 litres. Exact.
cubic centimetercm³Identical to a millilitre. Exact.
cubic inchin³Exact, since the inch is defined.
cubic footft³Exact.
US gallongalExactly 231 cubic inches. Smaller than the imperial gallon.
US quartqtA quarter of a US gallon. Exact.
US pintpt16 US fluid ounces. Exact. The imperial pint is 20.
US cupcupHalf a US pint, exactly. The US legal cup used on nutrition labels is 240 mL, which is slightly different.
US fluid ouncefl ozOne sixteenth of a US pint. Exact.
US tablespoontbspHalf a US fluid ounce. Exact. Australia uses a 20 mL tablespoon.
US teaspoontspOne third of a US tablespoon. Exact.
imperial gallonimp galExactly 4.54609 L. About 20% larger than the US gallon.
imperial quartimp qtA quarter of an imperial gallon. Exact.
imperial pintimp pt20 imperial fluid ounces. Exact.
imperial fluid ounceimp fl ozExact. Slightly smaller than the US fluid ounce.
imperial tablespoonimp tbspExact.
imperial teaspoonimp tspExact.
metric cupmetric cupExactly 250 mL. Used in Australia, New Zealand and much of Europe.
oil barrelbbl42 US gallons. Exact. The unit crude oil is priced in.

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