tonne

noun

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Reports suggest over 400,000 tonnes of copper are headed to the US as buyers rush to beat potential tariffs. Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 In November 2022, the Metals Company carried out a test that extracted 3,000 tonnes of polymetallic nodules from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Shipowners who fail to meet emissions reduction targets will pay up to $380 per tonne of CO₂ equivalent, feeding into a new Net-Zero Fund to support the transition and ensure climate justice within the sector. Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 China's aircraft carriers are all over 60,000 tonnes. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tonne

Word History

Etymology

French, from tonne tun, from Old French — more at tunnel

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tonne was in 1869

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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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