How to pronounce ton
American English pronunciation
TUN
- IPA
- /ˈtʌn/
- Syllables
- TUN (1 syllable)
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What ton means
A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds
In a sentence: The baby elephant at the zoo already weighs more than a ton.
Where it comes from: It comes from tun, an old word for a giant barrel. A ton was first about as much as one of those barrels could hold.
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