The US liquid quart equals 946 millilitres — 2 pints or 1/4 US gallon. The UK imperial quart (1.137 L) is larger, like the other UK liquid units. Quarts are used in US cooking recipes and for motor-oil bottles.
Real-world: A US quart of motor oil is 946 ml. A "quart of milk" in the US ≈ 1 L. UK "quart" is rare today.
Read full quart reference →The US cup equals 240 millilitres in common usage (legally defined as 236.588 ml). The metric cup (Australia, NZ) is 250 ml; the UK "cup" is 284 ml but rarely used in recipes. Cooking recipes from the US dominate online, so 240 ml is the safe default for "cup".
Real-world: 1 cup of water = 240 g = 240 ml. 1 cup of all-purpose flour weighs about 125 g. A Starbucks Tall is 12 fl oz = 1.5 cups.
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