metric ton

noun

: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see Metric System Table

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The expendable launcher is designed to haul payloads up to 1 metric ton (2,200 pounds) into low-Earth orbit. Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2025 In December 2024, just in time for Christmas, the price of one metric ton of cocoa hit nearly $13,000! David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Most of those items are made with non-renewable materials, and more than half of those garments end up in landfills, accounting for 200,000 metric tons of waste annually. Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2025 The global refined copper market showed a 22,000 metric ton deficit in December, compared with a 124,000 metric ton deficit in November, the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) report showed. Rahul Paswan, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for metric ton

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of metric ton was in 1864

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“Metric ton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metric%20ton. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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metric ton

noun
: a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms see metric system

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