capacity

• the amount a container or something can hold.

EXAMPLES:


Metric Units ~ Capacity, Fluid Volume

10 millilitres = 1 centilitre
10 centilitres = 1 decilitre
10 decilitres = 1 litre
1000 litres = 1 kilolitre
1,000,000 litres = 1 megalitre
1,000,000,000 litres = 1 gigalitre

1 litre = 1000 millilitres
500 mL = half a litre

Abbreviations
millilitre, mL
litre, L
kilolitre, kL
megalitre, ML
gigalitre, GL

Imperial/Customary Units ~ Fluid Volume

8 fluid ounces = 1 cup (US)
10 fluid ounces = 1 cup (UK)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint (US)
20 fluid ounces = 1 pint (UK)
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
1 gallon = 4 quarts, 8 pints, 16 cups