English / word

ton

noun B2

MEANING IN ENGLISH

a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms or 2,000 pounds; a large quantity

A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (US) or 1,000 kilograms (metric); a large amount of something

In context

The ship transported five thousand tons of wheat.

I have got a ton of work to finish before tomorrow.

Synonyms

heap,load,mass

Antonyms

none,little

Collocations

ton of bricks,ton of work,a ton of money