Definition of "kilowatt" []

• A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts. (noun)

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• "For that you will need to get something rated in watts per unit time (you may notice the term kilowatt hour on your electricity bills which is how many thousand of watts over a one hour time period)."
• "The retail price of a kilowatt is about ten cents, which means that the unsubsidized wholesale price would be less."
• "The retail price of a kilowatt is about ten cents : you say kilowatts - do you mean kilowatt-hours?"