liter
noun
li·ter ˈlē-tər 
variants or litre
: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see Metric System Table
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web However, the gin comes in a 750 ml bottle, the vermouth in 375 ml and the campari in a liter. 
Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 An autopsy found more than a liter of blood in her abdomen. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2022 According to the complaint, last March, 20-year-old Stone Foltz drank a liter of whiskey after a pledging event held by Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. CBS News, 23 June 2022 According to data from ECA International, a liter of milk in Hong Kong (there are 3.78 liters in a gallon) will set you back $4.39. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022 As oil prices rose again Wednesday, motorists in the eastern Netherlands were crossing the border in droves to refuel in neighboring Germany, where government tax cuts have made a liter of gasoline much cheaper than in the Netherlands. Mike Corder, ajc, 1 June 2022 People will eat pork bellies and drink a liter of alcohol every day because the joy of eating pork belly and drinking surpasses the possible bad payoff 30 years down the road. David Marchesephoto Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 The latest wastewater data show that the amount of virus detected in effluent increased from 15.5 million to 19.8 million coronavirus copies per liter of sewage as of Tuesday, before falling to 18.1 million Wednesday. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 Germany had cut the fuel levy by 30 euro cents per liter of gasoline beginning June 1, forging roughly $3.1 billion in revenue—but there has been no commensurate drop in the price of gasoline. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 13 June 2022 See More
Eugenia Cheng, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 An autopsy found more than a liter of blood in her abdomen. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 July 2022 According to the complaint, last March, 20-year-old Stone Foltz drank a liter of whiskey after a pledging event held by Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. CBS News, 23 June 2022 According to data from ECA International, a liter of milk in Hong Kong (there are 3.78 liters in a gallon) will set you back $4.39. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2022 As oil prices rose again Wednesday, motorists in the eastern Netherlands were crossing the border in droves to refuel in neighboring Germany, where government tax cuts have made a liter of gasoline much cheaper than in the Netherlands. Mike Corder, ajc, 1 June 2022 People will eat pork bellies and drink a liter of alcohol every day because the joy of eating pork belly and drinking surpasses the possible bad payoff 30 years down the road. David Marchesephoto Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 The latest wastewater data show that the amount of virus detected in effluent increased from 15.5 million to 19.8 million coronavirus copies per liter of sewage as of Tuesday, before falling to 18.1 million Wednesday. Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 Germany had cut the fuel levy by 30 euro cents per liter of gasoline beginning June 1, forging roughly $3.1 billion in revenue—but there has been no commensurate drop in the price of gasoline. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 13 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
liter
noun
li·ter ˈlē-tər
: a metric unit of liquid capacity equal to 1.057 quarts
Medical Definition
liter
noun
li·ter
variants or chiefly British litre
ˈlēt-ər
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury