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 liquid pint equals 473 millilitres — half a US quart or 1/8 US gallon. The UK imperial pint (568 ml) is 20% larger and is the legal unit for draft beer and milk in the UK. Pubs serving pints must use UK imperial pints by law.
Real-world: A UK pub pint is 568 ml by law. A US pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream is 473 ml. UK milk bottles are often pints.
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