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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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
The billion-ton rock canopy provides passive containment and shielding that protects the reactor from natural disasters or surface-level threats while the billion-ton rock canopy acts as an extra layer of safety.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Maybe there is still a ton of snow piled up out there, but the days are getting longer and, mercifully, the UConn women’s basketball conference season is getting shorter.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss With 74 slopes and tons of annual snowfall, Livigno is a popular destination in northern Italy for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
For Valentine’s Day 2026, Avianca transported more than 19,000 tons of flowers from Colombia and Ecuador, a 6% uptick from last year.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
The billion-ton rock canopy provides passive containment and shielding that protects the reactor from natural disasters or surface-level threats while the billion-ton rock canopy acts as an extra layer of safety.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
Maybe there is still a ton of snow piled up out there, but the days are getting longer and, mercifully, the UConn women’s basketball conference season is getting shorter.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss With 74 slopes and tons of annual snowfall, Livigno is a popular destination in northern Italy for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ton. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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