Kilo (Noun)
Meaning
One thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- A bag of sugar typically weighs around five kilo in a grocery store.
- To calculate the postage for shipping a package, the postal worker first needs to weigh it in kilo.
- According to the label, the medication is dispensed in quantities of five hundred kilo or more.
- For accurate cooking, ingredients must be measured precisely in grams or kilo to avoid miscalculations.
- Professional chefs and bakers typically work with large quantities, such as fifty kilo bags of flour or sugar.