'K' is short for 1,000. It comes from 'kilo'. It's short for "thousand", just like how kilometers (km) are a thousand meters (m).
Does K stand for $1000?
Does K stand for $1000? K comes form the Greek kilo which means a thousand. In the metric system lower case k designates kilo as in kg for kilogram, a thousand grams. Even here there is some ambiguity.prieš 4 dienas
Is it k or k for thousands?
The capital letter K is sometimes used informally to represent one thousand (dollars), especially in newspaper headlines. There is no space between the numeral and the letter K , as in 75 K . The letter K should not be used as an abbreviation for one thousand (dollars) in formal writing.
What number is K in money?
Therefore, “K” is used for thousand. like, 1K = 1,000 (one thousand) 10K = 10,000 (ten thousand)