kilowatt

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   One thousand (10³) watts, an amount of power large enough to power such things as a typical home appliance (e.g., a microwave oven, a toaster, or a hair dryer). (Consuming 1 kilowatt during a duration of 1 hour consumes 1 kilowatt-hour of energy.)
2. 2
   Catachresis for kilowatt-hour.