# How Many Ounces in Half Cup? **URL:** \ **Category:** Science\ **Created:** [September 22, 2020, 12:20pm UTC](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/how-many-ounces-in-half-cup/17463 "2020-09-22T12:20:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
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**What is ½ cup to the ounce?** ½ the U.S. cup equals **4 fluid ounces**. It is the first requirement of the measurements that you remember the units. **Like in any recipe, you do not say that it requires 4 salts**. Instead, put it like it required 4 tablespoons of teaspoons of salt. Your understanding of the units should be clear, and also, **you should know which system is better to be followed.** ### What is a fluid ounce: **A fluid ounce (abbreviated fl oz, fl. oz., or oz. fl).** Although several definitions have been used throughout history. **The British Imperial and the United States customary fluid ounce are the only two that are still in general use.** **An imperial fluid ounce is equal to 120 percent of an imperial pint, 160 percent of an imperial gallon, or 28.41 milliliters.** US fluid ounce is exactly **29.5735295625 mL or 1/16 of a US liquid pint and 1/128 of a US liquid gallon.** --- _[View the full topic](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/how-many-ounces-in-half-cup/17463)._