tonne
pronunciation
How to pronounce tonne in British English:
UK [tʌn]
How to pronounce tonne in American English:
US [tʌn]
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- Noun:
- a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
Word Origin
- tonne (n.)
- 1877, French form of ton (n.1), adopted for English use to denote a metric ton (1,000 kg.).
Example
- 1. A 4 00000 - tonne mound sits ready to burn .
- 2. Prices are still well above their pre-crisis average of $ 250 a tonne .
- 3. Now some facilities cost as much as $ 1000 a tonne .
- 4. However , this week 's auction only managed to sell about two-thirds of the 20000 - tonne planned sale .
- 5. A tonne of rice produces around 200kg of husks and those , in turn , yield 40kg of silica .