tonne

noun

ˈtən 

: metric ton

Examples of tonne in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The global market in LNG climbed to a record 437 million tonnes in 2025. — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Targeting the hardest waste – plastic With global plastic production now exceeding 460 million tonnes annually, the material’s extreme resistance to degradation has raised serious environmental concerns. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

The People’s Bank of China, for instance, has pushed for multi-month buying sprees, while the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated roughly 100 tonnes of gold back to domestic vaults. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026

The government says the data will produce reliable geological information, unlock mining investment and support its target of lifting copper output to 3 million tonnes a year by 2031. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 13 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