"tonne" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tʌn/ Audio: en-us-tonne.ogg [US] Forms: tonne [singular], tonnes [plural]
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  1. A tonne, also called a metric ton, is an unit of mass that weighs exactly 1,000 kilograms. It is a little different from the US short ton (2,000 pounds or about 907 kilograms) and the British long ton (2,240 pounds or about 1,016 kilograms).
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