tonne Meaning, pronunciation, usage in a sentence, synonyms, ...

/tʌn/

Main Example

The truck can carry up to ten tonnes of cargo.

Grammatical Info:

Noun (n.)

A unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms.

Other Example

The elephant weighs about six tonnes.

This container holds five tonnes of sand.

They need to lift a tonne of bricks.

metric tonne

heavy tonne

tonne of cargo

metric ton

kilogram

weight unit

/tʌn/

Main Example

She has a tonne of homework to do.

Grammatical Info:

Noun (n.)

A large amount or quantity of something, often used informally.

Other Example

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