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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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 There are jokes in the show and there are tons of things in the experience that are actually very funny to me. —Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 This efficiency gain nearly halved the treatment cost, dropping it from $494 to $253 per ton. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026 You Boomers go nuts over that show and have tons of money to burn. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ton
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Noun
The volume of plastics in the oceans has been estimated to be up to 199 million tons, UNEP said. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 There are jokes in the show and there are tons of things in the experience that are actually very funny to me. —Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 This efficiency gain nearly halved the treatment cost, dropping it from $494 to $253 per ton. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Apr. 2026 You Boomers go nuts over that show and have tons of money to burn. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ton
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