plural tons also ton
1
2
: a great quantity : lot
ate tons of cookies
has tons of money
a ton of work to do
3
a
: a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet
called also register ton
b
: a unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feet
c
: a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet
called also measurement ton
1
: the prevailing fashion : vogue
2
: the quality or state of being smart or fashionable
Examples of ton in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited
Noun (2)
granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor
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Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
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Luckily, Amazon has tons of deals on outdoor solar lights to give your space a fresh glow and help keep the festivities going long after the sun goes down.
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With Drake Maye under center and tons of new defenders in the mix, the Patriots are looking for a bounce-back season and start a new era of consistent winning.
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Noun
Those thick sweaters and ski jackets will flatten right out giving you tons of extra space.
—Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2025
The end result, first seen on Saturday afternoon, had tons of fellow Little Monsters quick to react in the comments, praising the impressive level of talent in the fanbase.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
Luckily, Amazon has tons of deals on outdoor solar lights to give your space a fresh glow and help keep the festivities going long after the sun goes down.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
With Drake Maye under center and tons of new defenders in the mix, the Patriots are looking for a bounce-back season and start a new era of consistent winning.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ton. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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