Cup (unit)
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A simple plastic measuring cup, capable of holding the volume one metric cup with a scale for US fluid ounces | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | US customary units |
| Unit of | Volume |
| Symbol | cup |
| Conversions (US) | |
| 1 US cup in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| SI units | 236.588 mL |
The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes. In the US customary system, it is equal to one-half US pint (8.0 US fl oz; 8.3 imp fl oz; 236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup commonly being rounded up to 240 millilitres (legal cup), but 250 ml is also used depending on the measuring scale.