tonne

noun

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In Australia, roughly 12 million tonnes of coal ash are produced annually from power generation, with more than 400 million tonnes stored in large ponds. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025 India recently marked passing 1 billion tonnes of coal production this year, while US President Donald Trump has backed coal and oil. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange surged in September, hitting a monthly tally of 118 tonnes, up both month over month and year over year. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025 One hyperscale facility can require tens of thousands of tonnes of copper. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 2025.

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