half cup

Recipe measurement amount

Half cup is a volume measurement equal to four fluid ounces or eight tablespoons, commonly used in cooking and baking recipes: Add a half cup of sugar.

The term appears both hyphenated and unhyphenated depending on whether it precedes a noun: a half-cup measure versus half a cup of flour.

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quantity/completeness

half cupfull cup

Vessel filled to capacity

cup · two cups · double portion

relative amount

half cupgallon

Liquid volume unit

drop · dash · pinch · quart · liter

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G