half-liter

[ haf-lee-ter, hahf- ]

noun

1. a unit of capacity equal to 500 cubic centimeters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of half-liter¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

It was bottled in the 1980s, and he bought the half-liter bottle for ¥34,000, or about $5,470.

From The Daily Beast

It contained only a half-liter bottle, wax-sealed, containing a dark reddish-brown syrup.

From Project Gutenberg