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dl is short for deciliter. One deciliter is one tenth of a liter.

If one liter consists of a thousand milliliters (ml), that means one deciliter must be a hundred milliliters. Your measuring jug will probably have ml markings. If not, one deciliter is about 0.4 cups.

Example:

500 ml = 5 dl = 0.5 L

Using dl for cooking is common in Europe. If you in any rare occasions stumble upon cl, centiliters, this means one hundredth of a liter. The rest of the world will probably use liters and milliliters.

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