Tonne definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A tonne is a metric unit of weight that is equal to 1000 kilograms. ...65.5 million tonnes of coal. American English: metric ton /ˈmɛtrɪk tʌn/ ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'tonne'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× tonne (tʌn ) Wordforms:pluraltonnes countablenoun[numNOUN] Atonneisametricunitofweightthatisequalto1000kilograms. ...65.5milliontonnesofcoal.[+of] Priceshaddoubledinthepastyearto200atonneafteraseriesofpoorharvests. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof tonne Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'tonne' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'apotropaism' HindiTranslationof'tonne' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency tonneinBritishEnglish (tʌn ) noun aunitofmassequalto1000kgor2204.6poundsAlsocalled(notintechnicaluse):metricton CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginfromFrench WordFrequency tonneinAmericanEnglish (tʌn ) noun ametricton;1,000kg Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency tonneinAmericanEnglish (tʌn) nounSeemetricton Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1900–05;‹F;seeton1] Examplesof'tonne'inasentence tonne TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Youcanmakethousandsoftonnesofweightsavingsoneachplaneeachyear.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Thisisapictureofatonneofweightcomingoffmyshoulders.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Some8mtonnesofwastewoodareconsignedtolandfill.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Thestonechurchweighsabout750tonnes.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Itwasmeanttoproduce120tonnesoffuelayear.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Thesteelspireweighsabout500tonnes.Times,SundayTimes(2012)TheExchequeralreadytakes32pertonneoflandfillwaste.Times,SundayTimes(2008)That'sacombinedweightof15.8tonnes.TheSun(2014)Shehaslostatonneofweight,shesays,andthereareotherbenefits.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Lastyear,ithelpedorganisationsofallsizestoidentifysomefourmilliontonnesofcarbondioxidesavingsandpotentialannualenergyreductionsworth390million.Times,SundayTimes(2006) Trendsof tonne Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages tonne BritishEnglish:tonne NOUN/tʌn/Atonneisametricunitofweightthatisequalto1000kilograms....65.5milliontonnesofcoal.AmericanEnglish:metricton /ˈmɛtrɪktʌn/BrazilianPortuguese:tonelada Chinese:吨EuropeanSpanish:tonelada French:tonne German:Tonne Italian:tonnellata Japanese:トンメートル法のKorean:톤1000킬로그램EuropeanPortuguese:tonelada LatinAmericanSpanish:tonelada Thai:ตัน(หน่วยน้ำหนัก) Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically tonne tonnag tonnage tonnagedeck tonne tonneau tonneaucover tonneaux AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'T' Source DefinitionoftonnefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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