[USMA:31644] Re: Money

[Paul Trusten, R.Ph.]

Correct, John.  "k" is often used when talking about salaries,or house prices,  in the thousands of currency units.   Another SI prefix you'll hear bandied about is "mega." In a number of municipal lotteries, one of the game campaigns is called "Megabucks,"  since the prizes are usually in the millions of dollars.   My home state of Texas recently joined a multi-state lottery called "Megamillions,", which is an exaggeration, since it will probably never offer a prize over one billion dollars <grin>.! ----- Original Message ----- From: john mercer To: U.S. Metric Association Sent: 04 Dec 11,Saturday 11:09 Subject: [USMA:31643] Money Hello everyone. I was watching t v last night.  they were talking about money. They were talking about $50000 and used the term 50 k. i hope this isn't a stupid question but is the term k a slang term for multiples of $1000? I hope you don't laugh at me but does k mean kilodollars? I have only heard the term recently. My wife was reading me some house adds in our local paper for houses a few months ago and one of the adds had the price for the house in k's. Thank you very much for your time. John Mercer.