Meaning & use
kilogram
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousand grams, the base unit of mass in the International System of Units.
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The recipe calls for half a kilogram of flour and two eggs.
The package weighed just over one kilogram when we put it on the scale.
A note on using this word
Abbreviated "kg"; in everyday speech outside the US it is often shortened to "kilo."
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