US pint

American liquid measure

A US pint is a unit of liquid volume equal to 16 fluid ounces or about 473 milliliters.

It's smaller than the imperial pint used in Britain (20 fluid ounces), which can cause confusion: A British pint of beer is noticeably larger than an American one.

In American cooking and commerce, pint usually means the US measure.

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US pintimperial pint

UK volume standard

litre

volume scale

US pintgallon

Liquid volume unit

barrel · hogshead · drop · teaspoon · fluid ounce

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