CEFR B2

ton

noun

Meaning

A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (in the US and Canada) or 2,240 pounds (in the UK). It is also used informally to mean a very large amount of something.

Examples

The piano weighs a ton.
I have a ton of homework to do tonight.

Synonyms: lot, heap, load, mass, multitude

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ton (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /tʌn/

Definition

A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (in the US and Canada) or 2,240 pounds (in the UK). It is also used informally to mean a very large amount of something.

Examples

The piano weighs a ton.
I have a ton of homework to do tonight.

How to Use ton

a ton of (collocation): A very large amount of something. — "She has a ton of ideas for the project."

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