half-cup

American  

[haf-kuhp, hahf-] / ˈhæfˈkʌp, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. half of a cup, equal to 4 fluid ounces (0.1 liter) or 8 tablespoons.

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Example Sentences

One half-cup serving of Campbell’s Homestyle Chicken Noodle soup has 890 milligrams ofsodium.The can contains 2,225 milligrams.

From The Wall Street Journal

I used blood orange and lemon, scraping their zest and squeezing their juice into the batter, which is enriched with more than a half-cup of olive oil.

From The Wall Street Journal

Children were offered a half-cup of lemonade and a small ration of jelly beans on their trip to the imaginary sweet factory.

From BBC

Children were instead offered a half-cup of lemonade and a small ration of jelly beans.

From BBC

While I couldn’t make it down to the Tacoma craft market to snag a bag, it inspired an immediate idea for baking, so I tossed a half-cup of their candied pecans into a food processor with some additional sugar.

From Seattle Times