tonne

noun

Examples of tonne in a Sentence

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Shipowners who fail to meet emissions reduction targets will pay up to $380 per tonne of CO₂ equivalent, feeding into a new Net-Zero Fund to support the transition and ensure climate justice within the sector. Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 China's aircraft carriers are all over 60,000 tonnes. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 Each project site could collect 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, New Hopes says, which would make them among the largest carbon removal sites in the world. Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025 Unfortunately, the final reactor needs three and a half tonnes to reach criticality. David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tonne

Word History

Etymology

French, from tonne tun, from Old French — more at tunnel

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tonne was in 1869

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“Tonne.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonne. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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