tonne
noun
ˈtən 
: metric ton
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web This tax will introduce a rate of £200 per tonne on plastic packaging, undoubtably increasing business costs. 
Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Particularly in hard rock mining, for every tonne of mined lithium, 15 tonnes of CO2 are emitted into the air... James Freeman, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Weighing in at up to a tonne, the bison is one beefy bovine. Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Egypt, which depends on Russia and Ukraine for 80% of its wheat imports, now pays $435 per tonne instead of $270 last year, according to the government. Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 8 July 2022 The SpaceX rocket will hit the Moon at 12:25:58 Universal Time on March 4, 2022 when the four tonne rocket part—officially known as 2015-007B—strikes the Moon’s surface at a speed of about 5,700 mph. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 The firm also sells among the world’s most expensive carbon removal credit — costing up to 1,000 euros per tonne — to buyers including Microsoft, Audi and Boston Consulting Group. Reuters, NBC News, 28 June 2022 The researchers looked at the marginal cost of carbon dioxide reductions, meaning the cost of the final tonne of emissions needed to hit the 50 percent target. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 May 2022 For instance, there has been a surge in demand for basmati rice in the Middle East, where prices are rising by $20-$30 per tonne. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 May 2022 See More
Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Particularly in hard rock mining, for every tonne of mined lithium, 15 tonnes of CO2 are emitted into the air... James Freeman, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 Weighing in at up to a tonne, the bison is one beefy bovine. Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022 Egypt, which depends on Russia and Ukraine for 80% of its wheat imports, now pays $435 per tonne instead of $270 last year, according to the government. Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 8 July 2022 The SpaceX rocket will hit the Moon at 12:25:58 Universal Time on March 4, 2022 when the four tonne rocket part—officially known as 2015-007B—strikes the Moon’s surface at a speed of about 5,700 mph. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022 The firm also sells among the world’s most expensive carbon removal credit — costing up to 1,000 euros per tonne — to buyers including Microsoft, Audi and Boston Consulting Group. Reuters, NBC News, 28 June 2022 The researchers looked at the marginal cost of carbon dioxide reductions, meaning the cost of the final tonne of emissions needed to hit the 50 percent target. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 May 2022 For instance, there has been a surge in demand for basmati rice in the Middle East, where prices are rising by $20-$30 per tonne. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 27 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from tonne tun, from Old French — more at tunnel
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
- unadored
- unadorned
- unadult
- unadulterated
- unadulteratedly
- unadvanced
- unadvantageous
- unadvantageously
- unadventurous
- unadventurously
- unadventurousness
- unadvertised
- unadvisable
- unadvisableness
- unadvisably
- unadvised
- unadvisedly
- unadvisednesses
- unaerated
- unaesthetic
- unaffable
- unaffected
- unaffectedly
- unaffectedness
- unaffectednesses