litre

British  

/ ˈliːtə /

noun

1. one cubic decimetre

2. (formerly) the volume occupied by 1 kilogram of pure water at 4°C and 760 millimetres of mercury. This is equivalent to 1.000 028 cubic decimetres or about 1.76 pints

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Etymology

Origin of litre

C19: from French, from Medieval Latin litra, from Greek: a unit of weight

Example Sentences

"I was very shocked when I went to order in March. I didn't know oil prices had gone up, that it had gone up to £640 for 500 litres of oil - that's very high."

From BBC

Drivers have been limited to purchasing a maximum of 20 litres at petrol pumps, for which they must join a waiting list via a state-run app.

From BBC

Under the measures, private motorists in Slovenia will be restricted to a maximum purchase of 50 litres of fuel per day.

From BBC

Australia charges a sales tax of 52 cents on each litre of petrol sold at the pump, which will be halved for three months.

From Barron's

The Thai Oil Fuel Fund Committee approved a nationwide increase of THB6 per litre across all fuel types, the analyst notes.

From The Wall Street Journal