Meaning & use

quart

noun·Academic

A unit of liquid volume equal to a quarter of a gallon, about 0.95 liters in the US system.

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She bought a quart of milk to make pancakes for breakfast.

The recipe requires a quart of chicken broth for the soup base.

A note on using this word

In the US a quart equals two pints; the UK imperial quart is slightly larger than the US quart.

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