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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High wattage chargers aren't recommended for regular use due to battery concerns, but having access to quick charging once in a while is a gamechanger for EV owners.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
High wattage chargers aren't recommended for regular use due to battery concerns, but having access to quick charging once in a while is a gamechanger for EV owners.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
The Specs The Ninja CREAMi Ice cream maker has a power wattage of 800W to shave through frozen pints—that’s more wattage than a Dyson Animal 3 upright vacuum!
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
High wattage chargers aren't recommended for regular use due to battery concerns, but having access to quick charging once in a while is a gamechanger for EV owners.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
The Specs The Ninja CREAMi Ice cream maker has a power wattage of 800W to shave through frozen pints—that’s more wattage than a Dyson Animal 3 upright vacuum!
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wattage
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“Wattage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wattage. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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wattage
noun
watt·age
ˈwät-ij 
: amount of power expressed in watts
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