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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Noun
Avocado makes a ton of great organic sleep products, particularly its Green Mattress and Eco Mattress Topper.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 22 Apr. 2025
The tiny pup has been spotted meeting tons of celebs, including Demi Moore and her tiny dog, Pilaf, Powell's Twister costar Daisy Edgar-Jones and more.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
There is also a ton of other influential reports outside the portfolio this week, such as Tesla , Procter & Gamble , American Airlines and Google-parent Alphabet .
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2025
Just a ton of women saying baseball is now their favorite sport but those same women harshly judge me.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ton. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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