k

characternumeralnouninterjectioncommon in dialogue

//keɪ//
//k//

The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.

character

1
The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
2
The first letter of callsigns allocated to American broadcast television and radio stations west of the Mississippi river.

numeral

1
The eleventh numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.

noun

1
A kilobyte (more formally KB or kB).
2
A kilobit (more formally kb), especially in measuring Internet connection.
3
kilometre or kilometres.
We drove 15 ks before we realised Billy wasn't in the back seat.
4
thousand or thousands.
Just about 65 k of Jack's full salary comes from servicing the Baker account.
5
The SI measurement value of 1,000

Etymology

From kilo-.

interjection

1
OK

Etymology

Clipping of OK.

Forms

plural: ks, k's

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