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k

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k noun

or K /ˈkeɪ/

plural k's or ks or K's or Ks

k

noun

or K /ˈkeɪ/

plural k's or ks or K's or Ks

Britannica Dictionary definition of K

1

: the 11th letter of the English alphabet

[count]

There is one k in “book.”

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[noncount]

The word ends in k.

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2

[count] plural K

a informal : thousand

She earned a salary of $30K.
The car costs $35K.

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b computers : kilobyte

The program uses 350K of disk space.

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3

[count] baseball, informal : strikeout

The pitcher had more than 10 Ks in his last game.

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