plural tons also ton
1
2
: a great quantity : lot
ate tons of cookies
has tons of money
a ton of work to do
3
a
: a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet
called also register ton
b
: a unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feet
c
: a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet
called also measurement ton
1
: the prevailing fashion : vogue
2
: the quality or state of being smart or fashionable
Examples of ton in a Sentence
Noun (1)
I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited
Noun (2)
granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026
Whenever a new award show hits, tons of discourse about the makeup and outfits that celebs wear fill my social media feed.
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Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, said traders’ heads on the floor are moving fast as the week begins with a ton of headline risk coming out of Washington.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
In 2024, Spanish police impounded 13 tons of cocaine from a container ship that had arrived at the southern port of Algeciras from Ecuador, the country's largest-ever haul of the drug.
—CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Products with special features, thoughtful add-ons, and tons of details are hot again in 2026.
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