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# kilo

noun (a kilo, kilos); prefix (kilo-)

«kilo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A kilo is short for a kilogram, a unit of mass equal to a thousand grams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#m1)
2. The prefix kilo- means a thousand, as in kilometre and kilowatt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#m2)
3. (informal) Sometimes short for kilometre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used every day in shops, cooking and maths. Phrases: «a kilo of apples», «per kilo», «price per kilo». In maths, convert between grams and kilos.

### Examples

- Mum bought a kilo of potatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#x1)
- Apples cost two pounds a kilo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#x2)
- A kilo is a thousand grams. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#x3)
- The baby weighs four kilos. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#x4)
- I ran five kilos — I mean kilometres! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#x5)
- Bananas are sold by the kilo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/#x6)

### Note

Plural: kilos. Symbol kg for kilogram. 1 kg = 1 000 g; 2.5 kg = 2 500 g; 750 g = 0.75 kg. US people often use pounds: 1 kg is about 2.2 pounds.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kilo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kilo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kilo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kilo.html) on Mova free.