• K

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /keɪ/

    Origin 1

    Full definition of k

    Letter

    1. The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.

    Number

    Origin 2

    Noun

    k

    (plural ks or k's)
    1. The eleventh letter of the English alphabet.
    2. (computing) A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
    3. (colloquial) kilometre or kilometres.We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
    4. (colloquial) thousand or thousands.Just about 65 k of Jack's full salaray comes from servicing the Baker account.
    5. The SI measurement value of 1,000

    Derived terms

    Abbreviation

    1. See K
    2. (colloquial, texting, Internet slang) Abbreviation of okay (Also spelled 'kay.)

    Derived terms

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