2007-05-08 03:43:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
"k" stands for "kilo"
kilo=thousand
Ex: Kilogram; kilowatt, kilometer. Thousanad grams, thousand watts, thousand meters.
2007-05-08 03:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a "K" is short for "Kilo", meaning "1000". Hence the terms in the metric system:
Kilometer = 1000 meters
Kilogram = 1000 grams
Kilowatt = 1000 watts
So, $40K = $40,000
2007-05-08 10:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stands for kilo in the metric system. We use the metric system here in Australia. For example: a kilogram is 1000 grams and kilometre is 1000 metres.
2007-05-08 10:48:41 · answer #3 · answered by Willy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K is short for kilo, which is 1,000. eg. Kilogram, kilometers.
So 40 K means, 40 X 1,000 = 40,000
2007-05-08 10:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by kenneth h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K stands for kilo, which means 1,000 in the metric system.
2007-05-08 10:45:53 · answer #5 · answered by darnianlow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K stands for kilo, which means 1,000 in the metric system. It became popular after "Y2K" thing ...
2007-05-08 10:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by K P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
K is simple shorthand for 1,000 (see kilo-gram 1,000 grams)
2007-05-08 10:48:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋