cu ft

Units & Measurements abbreviation · US Customary and Imperial Unit

cu ft
Stands forCubic foot
CategoriesUnits & Measurements

cu ft stands for Cubic foot, a US customary and imperial unit abbreviation.

Volume of a cube one foot on each side, about 28.32 liters or 7.48 US gallons. Refrigerators, freezers, bags of mulch and potting soil, and natural gas meters are measured in cubic feet in the United States.

Example: The French-door refrigerator offers 26 cu ft of total storage.

Usage notes

Also written ft³ or CF. Gas and water utilities bill in hundreds (CCF) or thousands (MCF) of cubic feet, using the Roman numerals C and M. A cubic foot of fresh water weighs about 62.4 pounds, a figure used in plumbing and structural calculations.

More US customary and imperial unit abbreviations

  • ac-ft – Acre-foot
  • bbl – Barrel (oil)
  • bd ft – Board foot
  • bu – Bushel
  • CCF – Hundred cubic feet
  • ch – Chain
  • cu in – Cubic inch
  • cu yd – Cubic yard
  • cwt – Hundredweight
  • dr – Dram
  • dwt – Pennyweight
  • fl oz – Fluid ounce

See all 43 US customary and imperial unit abbreviations →

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