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ton
  1. A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton).
  2. A unit of volume; register ton.
  3. In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C).
  4. (colloquial, hyperbolic) A large amount.
  5. (slang) A speed of 100 mph.
  6. (slang) One hundred pounds sterling.
  7. (cricket) One hundred runs.
  8. (darts) One hundred points.
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  10. Examples:
    1. “The viral dance challenge became a ton all over social media for a few weeks before it faded into obscurity.”
      “I have a ton of work to do before the deadline.”
      “Instead of bringing about the meaningful conversation I'd expected, the article prompted a ton of mail denouncing me as a vicious woman-hater.”
tonnage
  1. The number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces.
  2. The capacity of a ship's hold etc in units of 100 cubic feet.
  3. The number of tons of bombs dropped in a particular region over a particular period of time.
  4. A charge made on each ton of cargo when landed etc.
  5. The total shipping of a fleet or nation.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Fishermen who want to trade up and buy a bigger boat usually scrap their existing vessel and buy extra tonnage from the market.”
      “Cargo tonnage also rose by 2.9 per cent in May, with 15, 801 tonnes handled by the airport.”
      “Gravel pits, marl pits and stone quarries were also an early source of freight tonnage as was cement.”
tonne
  1. A tonne (about 2204.6 pounds) is not exactly the same as a long ton (2240 pounds). Because "ton" and "tonne" usually have the same pronunciation, the phrase "metric ton" is frequently used for "tonne" where disambiguation is required.
  2. In the 1970s the British steel industry promoted the pronunciation /ˈtʌni/ to help avoid confusion. The pronunciation /tɒn/ has also been used for the same reason.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The shipping container weighed over a tonne, consisting of 1,000 kilograms worth of cargo.”
      “Teagasc figures show that sugar beet cannot be grown in Ireland at the reduced beet price contained in the reform proposals of 27.40 per tonne.”
      “Against this, realisations in the domestic market hover between Rs 2500-3000 per tonne, inclusive of excise, sales tax and freight.”
ton
  1. Fashion, the current style, the vogue.
  2. Fashionable society; those in style.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The viral dance challenge became a ton all over social media for a few weeks before it faded into obscurity.”
      “I have a ton of work to do before the deadline.”
      “Instead of bringing about the meaningful conversation I'd expected, the article prompted a ton of mail denouncing me as a vicious woman-hater.”
tonner
  1. (in combination) A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons.
  2. Examples:
    1. “A big old Bartson Cruiser tumbled by end over end, a thousand tonner, the largest ship he had seen in here so far.”
      “Nothing remained but to choose our particular 90 tonner with a good character.”
      “He sold the little five tonner he had formerly possessed, and purchased the Seabird.”
ton
  1. The common tunny, or house mackerel.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The viral dance challenge became a ton all over social media for a few weeks before it faded into obscurity.”
      “I have a ton of work to do before the deadline.”
      “Instead of bringing about the meaningful conversation I'd expected, the article prompted a ton of mail denouncing me as a vicious woman-hater.”
tons
  1. plural of ton
  2. (colloquial) A lot; a large quantity or number (of something).
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The great width of the rivers allowed the development of flatbottomed boats capable of carrying tons of cargo.”
      “Worldwide, about 1200 million tons of fixed nitrogen circulates annually between growth and decomposition primarily with the decomposer bacteria.”
      “Thus the brand-new caravel which took Cadamosto to Senegambia in 1455 was a vessel of some fifty-four tons capacity.”
tonnages
  1. plural of tonnage
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Total tonnages of all grains for the region by the end of last week stood at 208,000 tonnes.”
      “In India, on the other hand, vast tonnages of cashew apples have largely gone to waste while that country pioneered in the utilization and promotion of the nut.”
tonners
  1. plural of tonner
tonnes
  1. plural of tonne
  2. Examples:
    1. “Every year, thousands of tonnes of perishable goods, from cellophane-wrapped chickens to cardboard-encased ready-made pizzas, end up in the bin.”
      “The EU could import around 200,000 tonnes of rape oil in 2005-06, with most supplies coming from Canada.”
      “The Danes are allowed a quota of over a million tonnes of fish a year to be made into fish meal.”
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