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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half bottle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a quantity of liquid that is equivalent to half of a standard bottle.
Example: "After the party, we only had a half bottle of wine left."
Alternatives: "half a bottle" or "one-half bottle".
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A half bottle costs $45.
There was a half bottle of pills.
And not cheap: $35 for a half bottle.
Kool-Aid for the boys, a half bottle of Mumm's for herself and Alex.
The fixed-price dinner, which includes a half bottle of wine, costs $36 a person.
He had a Cuban cigar and a half bottle of Mount Pleasant Brut Imperial.
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Each, in a half-bottle, costs $18.95.
Each costs $39.99 a half-bottle.
Each guest will receive a half-bottle of Champagne, $75 including tax and tip.
This will leave you with half a half-bottle of chilled sweet wine: no bad thing.
With a half-bottle of house red, our bill was about $50.
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