Most likely because it stands for Kilogram, which is a thousand. Therefore, "100k" comes out to mean "100,000".
Several countries use monetary units that are called "crowns" in English but begin with K in the native language: Krona - Sweden, Iceland Krone - Denmark, Norway Koruna - Czech Republic Kuna - Croatia also: Kip - Laos Kina - Papua New Guinea
For the prefix kilo-, use a lowercase 'k', as in kilometre --> km. For the slang computer term used in gaming, use a capital 'K', as in 120 thousand gold --> 120K gold.
Edward K. Offenbacher has written: 'Disaggregated monetary asset demand systems'
John K. E. Mubazi has written: 'An elementary approach to monetary economics'
K. K. F. Zawadzki has written: 'Competition and credit control' -- subject(s): Banks and banking, Credit control, Monetary policy
Sheetal K. Chand has written: 'Aggregate demand and the coordination of monetary and fiscal actions' -- subject(s): Mathematical models, Flow of funds, Economic conditions, Money supply 'The neoclassical monetary growth model as a macrodynamic paradigm' -- subject(s): Econometric models, Money supply, Monetary policy
While NFL teams are allowed to practice with regular game balls, a "K" Ball is the term used by special teams for a brand new ball, not used until kickoff - hence the term K-Ball.
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The "K" in 100K stands for "kilo," which is derived from the Greek word "chilioi," meaning a thousand. Therefore, 100K refers to 100,000 in monetary terms. This notation is commonly used to represent large sums of money in a more concise way.
The long-term use of antacids may decrease the efficacy of the vitamin, as can certain anticoagulants. Warfarin is an anticoagulant that antagonizes vitamin K.
The term "450k" refers to 450,000 dollars. The "k" is a shorthand notation commonly used to denote thousands. Therefore, when someone mentions "450k," they are talking about a monetary amount of four hundred fifty thousand dollars.
In the expression ( k - 3d ), there are two terms: ( k ) and ( -3d ). The coefficient of the term ( k ) is 1 (implied, as no number is written in front of it), and the coefficient of the term ( -3d ) is -3.