metric ton

noun

: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see Metric System Table

Examples of metric ton in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Under the new agreement, Google will receive environmental attribute certificates (EACs) from a portion (up to 91,000 metric tons) of the steel produced in Stegra’s first year of production. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Titcomb said the company expects its first commercial deployments to process roughly 10,000 metric tons annually. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

China bought at least 1 million metric tons of US soybeans last week, Reuters reported, as the country ramps up purchases ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this month. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

This would be used to power a reusable rocket intended to launch 40 metric tons in reusable mode and 60 tons in expendable mode. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for metric ton

• anyone
• everyone
• megaton
• overdone
• overrun
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun

Kids Definition

metric ton

noun

: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see metric system