From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlitreli‧tre British English, liter American English /ˈliːtə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W3 noun 1 TM[countable] (written abbreviation l) the basic unit for measuring liquid in the metric systemlitre of a litre of waterlitre bottle/drum/container etc a litre bottle of wine2 → 2.6/3.5 etc litre engine
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litre• A professional product that is available from Lamaur appointed salons at around £8.15 for 1 litre.• The exact strength of solution does not matter - about 1 dessertspoonful of cooking salt in 1 litre of tap-water is suitable.• The £400,000 machine is capable of speeds in excess of 200 miles an hour with its 3.5 litre twin turbo V6 engine.• Biohome Plus costs £11.99 a litre or £54.99 for 5 litres.• As far as I could tell she'd drunk a litre and a half, allowing for spillage, so her behaviour was understandable.• A carton of Marlboro cigarettes and a duty-free litre of brandy stood on a delicate bow-legged side table.litre bottle/drum/container etc• They are used respectively with 5 and 20-25 litre containers.• The 20-25 litre drum discharging through a controlled dispenser is a better option.• I drive back to the hotel with Lucker swigging at a litre bottle of vodka beside me.• A litre bottle of wine, glass stars around its neck, that was a third full.• The deposit on an empty litre bottle is 50 cents.• Two litre bottles of mineral water had been placed on a small wooden table with a hard-backed chair.• There were litre bottles of unlabelled white wine passed around among the diners.From Longman Business Dictionarylitreli‧tre /ˈliːtə-ər/ British English, liter American English written abbreviation l noun [countable]1the basic unit for measuring liquid in the metric system1.2 billion litres of industrial waste2a measurement that shows the size and power of a vehicle’s engineThe new car had a six-cylinder, 2.4 litre engine. 