kilowatt

[kil-uh-wot]

noun

1. a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. kW, kw

kilowatt

/ ˈkɪləʊˌwɒt /

noun

1. kW. one thousand watts

kilowatt

1. A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts.

kilowatt

1. One thousand watts. (See power.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of kilowatt¹

First recorded in 1880–85; kilo- + watt

Example Sentences

In return, the price per kilowatt hour will fall, leading to possible savings for those using more power.

From Los Angeles Times

"My portable unit delivers about 2.6 kilowatts of cooling. It's about one kilowatt of electricity, so it's probably about 22p an hour for me to run. It's not trivial."

From BBC

Mr Baker told me the whole system consumes 110 kilowatts, all day long.

From BBC

DWP officials said Eland is the lowest-cost project in their portfolio, with the cost of generation and storage averaging about 4 cents per kilowatt hour.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Duffy called for proposals from commercial companies to build a reactor that could generate at least 100 kilowatts of power.

From BBC