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tons

British  
/ tʌnz /

plural noun

  1. a large amount or number:

    tons of money

    I have tons of shoes

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adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    I looked and felt tons better

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Example Sentences

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The 20 million metric tons would be up from the 12 million metric tons in China’s original soybean purchase agreement, Suderman said in commentary.

From MarketWatch

The purchase of an additional 8 million tons of soybeans by China equates to roughly 294 million bushels.

From The Wall Street Journal

MP, for instance, plans to have roughly 10,000 tons of rare earth magnet capacity in place by the end of the decade.

From Barron's

SpaceX aims to launch one million satellites operating as data centers using its Starship rocket, which the company said will soon achieve launch rates of one flight per hour carrying 200 tons of payload.

From Barron's

He said that Starship vehicles will eventually be capable of delivering 200 tons per flight and launch every hour.

From MarketWatch