an informal word for kilogram, which is a unit of mass equal to one thousand grams.
I need one kilo of sugar for the cake.
The medicine comes in 500-gram and one-kilo packs.
✦ Shortened from French kilogramme, from kilo- (from Ancient Greek χίλιοι (khílioi), 'a thousand') + gramme.
an informal word for kilometre or kilometer, which is a unit of distance equal to one thousand meters.
Let's run five kilos today.
The school is just two kilos away.
one thousand, especially used before numbers (informal).
The town grew by 10 kilo residents last year.
Her salary is 60 kilo a year.
the code word representing the letter K, used in radio communication, especially by the military and aviation.
Pilot: 'Position confirmed at kilo point Bravo.'
Customer service: 'That's K as in kilo, I as in India.'
