tonne

noun

ˈtən 

: metric ton

Examples of tonne in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company launched an LNG trading platform, and is targeting 47 million tonnes of annual LNG trading by 2035, equivalent to around 11% of the current global market. — Ed Clowes, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Domestic demand for graphite is expected to reach 72,000 tonnes per year by 2035. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Starship, a launch vehicle developed by SpaceX to transport more than 100 metric tonnes into orbit, could help SpaceX tap a roughly $30 trillion total addressable market, the analyst added. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Humans drink approximately 400 billion cups of coffee annually, leaving behind 18 million tonnes of wet coffee grounds, roughly the weight of the three Great Pyramids of Giza. — New Atlas, 1 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tonne

• bun
• done
• dun
• fun
• gun
• hun
• jun
• none
• nun
• one
• pun
• run