Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A metric ton.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An obsolete spelling of ton.
  • noun The metric ton or millier of the metric system, equal to 2204.6 pounds avoirdupois. Also tonneau.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A metric ton.
  • noun obsolete A tun.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A metric unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. Symbol: t
  • noun colloquial, darts A score of 100.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from Old French, tun, from Late Latin tunna, probably of Celtic origin.]

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Examples

  • Each metric tonne is 1000 kilograms, or about 1.3 US tons (about 2600 pounds).

    Global Warming... 2009

  • Kosyuk says the jump in grain prices will have hit rival meat producers harder: "My cost per tonne is stable because I am fully self-sufficient in grain, but it will have had a bigger effect on my competitors, especially those who produce pork and beef, because the price of grain is more important to them."

    Grain oligarch says grain price rises 'hysterical' Zoe Wood 2010

  • Each metric tonne is 1000 kilograms, or about 1.3 US tons (about 2600 pounds).

    Global Warming... 2009

  • 'Even if a production of 240 million tonnes is estimated for 2008-09, the total increase since 2002-03 is only 65.22 million tonnes, which at current import price of wheat at$300 per million tonne translates into Rs. 88,047 crore (Rs. 880.47 billion) only,' says the document, a copy of which is with IANS.

    India eNews 2008

  • A recent deal the company signed with Jamaica to supply 100,000 tonnes of sugar cane at £370 a tonne could be the final straw, according to Martin Deboo of Investec.

    Tate & Lyle considers cutting out sugar as it refines core business 2010

  • The probability is, that the especial building called the tonne never was a prison at all; but that the prison, from standing near or adjoining the tonne, took its name, the tonne prison, in conformity with universal usage.

    Notes and Queries, Number 37, July 13, 1850 Various

  • Climate Minister Greg Combet said the government would stick to its $23-a-tonne price, despite it being almost double the European cost of between $8.70 and $12.60 a tonne, which is a four-year-low on the back of global economic uncertainty.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JAMES GRUBEL 2011

  • "If exporters keep their reserves, we hope that the tin price will reach $25,000 per tonne, which is the normal minimum," he said.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Coalition, Labor trade blows over carbon price plans THE Coalition says claims by the Gillard government that Tony Abbott plans to introduce a secret carbon tax of at least $15 a tonne are a sign of desperation.

    The Australian | News | 2011

  • There was news of Murli Agro trying to sell its Chandrapur plant at close to $200 per tonne, which is madness.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

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