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negawatts

negawatts is the plural of negawatt.

Meaning of negawatt

Noun

negawatt (plural negawatts)

  1. (informal) A unit of saved energy.
    • And he has suggested ways to help consumers buy the so-called time-of-use-meters […] so they can benefit from using energy at off-peak times and through "negawatts," or credits for not using power.2000 December 24, Barbara Whitaker, “A Lightning Rod in California”, in The New York Times

Questions about negawatts

What is negawatts the plural of?
Negawatts is the plural of negawatt.

Words near negawatts in the dictionary

  1. negatrips
  2. negatron
  3. negatrons
  4. negatum
  5. negawatt
  6. negawatts
  7. Negeb
  8. negentropic
  9. negentropies
  10. negentropy
  11. neger

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