American English

How to pronounce ton

Common word
TʰUHN

/tʰən/

One syllable.

a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds or 907.185 kilograms

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Meanings & examples

a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds or 907.185 kilograms

The elephant weighed three tons.

The room was filled with tons of toys.

a large amount of something