TKO

noun

ˌtē-ˌkā-ˈō 

: technical knockout

Examples of TKO in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In May, Ari Emanuel and Mark Shapiro, two of the top executives for TKO, the company that owns the WWE, confirmed their intentions to each acquire stakes of less than 10 percent of the Las Vegas Raiders. — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 20 July 2026

The fight ended after just over a minute when McGregor suffered a knee injury, which resulted in a TKO victory for Holloway. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 July 2026

To the delight of a frenzied audience just hours after his home country of England won its quarterfinal match over Norway in the World Cup, Liverpool’s Paddy Pimblett (24-4-0) made quick work of Benoit Saint Denis (17-4-0) with a first-round TKO. — W.g. Ramirez, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Robert Whittaker also marked a successful light heavyweight debut with a third-round TKO. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

technical knockout

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above