the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American pints, or 1.76 English pints.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A Middle English form of litter.
n. The unit of capacity in the metric system, equal to 0.88036 imperial quart, or 1.056 United States quarts; the volume of one kilogram of water at its maximum density.
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n. a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
Word Usage
"The price per liter is set by the government and changes on a monthly basis (always upward, from my experience)."