tons

/ tʌnz /

plural noun

1. a large amount or number:

   tons of money

   I have tons of shoes

adverb

1. (intensifier)

   I looked and felt tons better

Example Sentences

The metal’s surplus, though, is set to swing to a deficit as China is nearing Beijing’s self-imposed capacity cap of 45 million tons a year.

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The People’s Bank of China has added 21 metric tons of gold to its reserves this year, based on calculations from Reuters, bringing its overall total to just over 2,300 tons.

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Central banks have been big buyers of gold, acquiring 1,000 tons annually in each of the last three years.

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The wind reached 100 miles an hour, the waves rose to 50 feet, and the ice that encrusted the deck must have weighed tons.

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Under the plans, the commission wants to cut tariff-free steel import volumes by nearly half to 18.3 million metric tons a year.

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Related Words

• oodles