K

Pronunciation

• IPA: /keɪ/

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

Noun

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

• 401k/401(k)

Abbreviation

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

Derived terms

• kk