1
: amount of power expressed in watts
2
: dynamic or mental energy or appeal
the celebrity's high wattage
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Use a bulb with low wattage.
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Here are the songs and sounds and voices and guitars and words that are an effort to let go of some of the heaviness and up the wattage on my own light.
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 16 July 2025
Induction cooktop power is measured in watts, and each burner on the cooktop often offers a different wattage range.
—Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
With films premiering this year from stars including Tom Cruise, Scarlett Johansson, Will Ferrell and Spike Lee, the star wattage is sure to be off-the-charts, and the photos of A-list interactions will be better than ever.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 13 May 2025
The game bore more than a little extra wattage because, first, the Queen, pictured above settling into the royals’ customary front row-on-the-court seats in the Royal Box, flanked on her left by the Chair of the All England Tennis and Croquet Club board Deborah Jevens.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 16 July 2025
Induction cooktop power is measured in watts, and each burner on the cooktop often offers a different wattage range.
—Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
With films premiering this year from stars including Tom Cruise, Scarlett Johansson, Will Ferrell and Spike Lee, the star wattage is sure to be off-the-charts, and the photos of A-list interactions will be better than ever.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 13 May 2025
The game bore more than a little extra wattage because, first, the Queen, pictured above settling into the royals’ customary front row-on-the-court seats in the Royal Box, flanked on her left by the Chair of the All England Tennis and Croquet Club board Deborah Jevens.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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“Wattage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wattage. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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wattage
noun
watt·age
ˈwät-ij 
: amount of power expressed in watts
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