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==Fluid ounce== {{Main|Fluid ounce}} A fluid ounce (abbreviated fl oz, fl. oz. or oz. fl.) is a unit of [[volume]]. An imperial fluid ounce is defined in British law as exactly 28.4130625 [[millilitre]]s,<ref>{{cite web | title=The Units of Measurement Regulations 1995 {{!}} RELEVANT IMPERIAL UNITS, CORRESPONDING METRIC UNITS AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1804/schedule/made |publisher=Government of the United Kingdom |date=1995 |access-date=4 October 2022}}</ref> while a [[US customary]] fluid ounce is exactly 29.5735295625 mL,<ref>{{cite web |title= Handbook 44 β 2018 {{!}} Appendix C. General Tables of Units of Measurement |page=C-15 |url=https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2017/12/07/appc-18-hb44-final.pdf |date=2017 |access-date=4 October 2022 |publisher=[[NIST]]}}</ref> and a US food labelling fluid ounce is 30 mL.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guidance for Industry: Guidelines for Determining Metric Equivalents of Household Measures |url=https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/guidance-industry-guidelines-determining-metric-equivalents-household-measures |date=October 1993 |access-date=4 October 2022 |publisher=[[Food and Drugs Administration]]}}</ref> The fluid ounce is sometimes referred to simply as an "ounce" in contexts where its use is implicit, such as [[bartending]].
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