: a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter see Metric System Table
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The recall includes both 4-liter (approximately $30) and 10-liter (approximately $60) models in various colors (pink, white, aqua, hot pink), manufactured before August 2024.—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 Maybach’s 4-liter twin-turbo V8 is built on AMG’s one-man/one-engine niche assembly line.—Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025 The 4-liter model sold for about $30, and the 10-liter model sold for about $60.—Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Producing traditional paper destroys trees and is resource-intensive, requiring up to 13 liters of water for every page made.—Sandy Ong, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for liter
Word History
Etymology
French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, a measure, from Greek, a weight
: a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of one kilogram of water at 4°C (39°F) and at standard atmospheric pressure of 760 millimeters of mercury
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