plural tons also ton
1
2
: a great quantity : lot
ate tons of cookies
has tons of money
a ton of work to do
3
a
: a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet
called also register ton
b
: a unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feet
c
: a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet
called also measurement ton
1
: the prevailing fashion : vogue
2
: the quality or state of being smart or fashionable
Examples of ton in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited
Noun (2)
granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Amazon is welcoming fall with tons of other fashion deals for the season.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Last year, the quota was 231,485 tons (210,000 metric tons), which still wasn’t enough to meet demand.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
And along with every soldier in a modern army goes some six tons of equipment, ranging from bulldozers to bazookas.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Noun
More than half a ton has already been collected, with materials shredded and repurposed into outdoor furniture or reused in 3D printing prototypes.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Amazon is welcoming fall with tons of other fashion deals for the season.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
Last year, the quota was 231,485 tons (210,000 metric tons), which still wasn’t enough to meet demand.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
And along with every soldier in a modern army goes some six tons of equipment, ranging from bulldozers to bazookas.
—John Fischer, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ton
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“Ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ton. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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