ton

[US]/tʌn/
[UK]/tʌn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds; a large amount or quantity

Phrases & Collocations

a ton of

metric ton

tonnage

tonight

tonsil

toner cartridge

tone deaf

long ton

Example Sentences

It will save a ton of money.

tons of fan mail.

tones of beige and green.

the high tones of a flute.

dirty intermediate tones of grey.

exercise tones up the muscles.

light tones of blue.

the content of silver in a ton of ore

The plane can carry a ten-ton load.

I've got tons of work to do.

He speaks in unctuous tones.

700,000 tons of food aid.

she came down on me like a ton of bricks.

record the dulcet tones of your family and friends.

5 million tons of coal have been gasified.

Real-world Examples

And making tons and tons of these programmes.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

Every month,the facility processes 20,000 tons of metal,plastic and glass.

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

Tons and tons of plastic bags.

Source: VOA Standard May 2013 Collection

The tank holds 1500 tons of CO2.

Source: Environment and Science

That will save a ton of money.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

They can weigh up to 40 tons!

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Grain output reached 665 million metric tons.

Source: Government bilingual documents

Now what is one ton of CO2?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) January 2015 Collection

She got a ton of stuff first.

Source: newsroom

They also store a ton of carbon.

Source: Earth Laboratory

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