kilo | meaning of kilo in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMeasurementkiloki‧lo /ˈkiːləʊ $ -loʊ/ ●●● S3 noun (plural kilos) [countable]    TMa kilogramExamples from the Corpuskilo• On average, each person can expect to get just 8 kilos of food every 2 weeks.• Each of the six weighed half a kilo so I was glad John came to meet me on arrival.• Shouldn't he order a kilo?• At Buitoni we go even further and blend a full five eggs - quality controlled and fully pasteurised - into each kilo.• Highest price steer per kilo 148.5, R. Jones, Cae Isaf.• It was just my luck to have bags made of light nylon, weighing in at ten kilos in total.Measurementkilo-kilo- /kɪlə/ prefix [in nouns]    TMa thousand – used with units of measurement Examples from the Corpuskilo-• a kilogramFrom Longman Business Dictionarykiloki‧lo /ˈkiːləʊ-loʊ/ noun [countable] a KILOGRAMkilo-kilo- /kɪlə/ prefix 1,000 times a particular unit. For example, a KILOGRAM is 1,000 GRAMs and a KILOMETRE is 1,000 metresOrigin kilo (1800-1900) kilogram kilo- French Greek chilioi “thousand”