Should K for Thousand Be Capitalized?
The Capital Letter K Is Sometimes Used Informally to Represent One Thousand (Dollars), Especially in Newspaper Headlines. There Is No Space Between the Numeral...
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.
Do you capitalize K in 5K?
The K abbreviation is acceptable in headline and statistical references to kilometers, such as a 10K race; in baseball for strikeouts: pitcher records 12 K's; and monetary amounts in thousands: Employee earns $80K. It is acceptable in sports stories: She won her first 5K.
How do you write K for thousand?
The SI prefix for a thousand units is "kilo-", abbreviated to "k"—for instance, a kilometre or "km" is a thousand metres.
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