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- Dictionarypint/pʌɪnt/
noun
- 1. a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon, in Britain equal to 0.568 litre and in the US equal to 0.473 litre (for liquid measure) or 0.551 litre (for dry measure).
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The meaning of PINT is a unit of capacity equal to 1/2 quart. How to use pint in a sentence.
SI derived unit. 550.610 471 mL (dry) The pint (/ ˈpaɪnt /, listen ⓘ; symbol pt, [1][2] sometimes abbreviated as p[3]) is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial and United States customary measurement systems. In both of those systems it is traditionally one eighth of a gallon.
PINT definition: 1. a measure for liquid equal to about half a litre. There are eight pints in a gallon: 2. a pint…. Learn more.
A pint is a unit of measurement for liquids. In Britain, it is equal to 568 cubic centimetres or one eighth of an imperial gallon. In America, it is equal to 473 cubic centimetres or one eighth of an American gallon.
Pint definition: a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviations. See examples of PINT used in a sentence.
Definition of pint noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. pint. noun. /paɪnt/ (abbreviation pt) a unit for measuring liquids and some dry goods, equal to 0.568 of a litre in the UK and some other countries, and 0.473 of a litre in the US. There are 8 pints in a gallon. a pint of beer/milk.
A pint is a unit of measurement. A US liquid pint is the same as sixteen ounces — you could order a pint of iced coffee at your local cafe, but it may just confuse the barista. The term pint is more familiar in Britain than the US, although it's used to measure goods in both places.
pint. (paɪnt) n. 1. (Units) a unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon. 1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre. 2. (Units) a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre.
1. US : a unit for measuring liquids that is equal to 0.473 liters. 2. British : a unit for measuring liquids that is equal to 0.568 liters. 3. a : a container that holds a pint of something. The ice cream comes in pints.
pint definition: a unit for measuring liquid, equal to 16 ounces in the U.S. and 20 ounces in the U.K.. Learn more.
