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Usage Entry 1324 / 1350 60-second read

Gallon vs. Litre

US/UK imperial liquid unit versus the metric liquid unit, with different values for US and UK gallon.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

A US gallon is 4.55 litres — same as UK gallon.

✓ Correct

A US gallon is 3.785 litres; a UK (imperial) gallon is 4.546 litres. Same word, different sizes.

The ruleii

US GAL ≈ 3.785 L. UK GAL ≈ 4.546 L.

GALLON has two values: a US gallon is 3.785 litres; a UK (imperial) gallon is 4.546 litres. A LITRE (or liter, US) is the metric unit — exactly 1,000 cubic centimetres. Fuel prices and recipes cross borders; always check which gallon.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

US gal < UK gal.

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