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

Under the power price plans, the cost for key industries, such as chemical and steel production, is set to be reduced to five cents a kilowatt hour from 2026 to 2028.

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It's small in scale at just 40 kilowatts – equivalent to roughly 10 of the rooftop solar arrays you would find on a typical British home.

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Building a new nuclear reactor is much pricier; the latest ones cost over $10,000 a kilowatt.

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No one ever has said, “I’d like to buy a few kilowatts of compute power, please.”

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Not too long ago, a standard data center would have 10 to 12 kilowatts of power on a square where the rack sits.

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