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tonnes vs tons

Both 'tonnes' and 'tons' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Tonnes' is the British English spelling for the metric unit of weight, while 'tons' is the American English spelling for the same unit. The choice between the two depends on the English variant being used.

Last updated: March 20, 2024 • 1879 views

tonnes

The term 'tonnes' is the British English spelling for the metric unit of weight equivalent to 1,000 kilograms.

Use 'tonnes' when referring to the metric unit of weight in British English.

Examples:

  • The shipment weighed 5 tonnes.
  • The factory produced 10 tonnes of steel last month.
  • Derived units[edit]. For multiples of the tonne, it is more usual to speak of thousands or millions of tonnes. Kilotonne, megatonne, and gigatonne are more usually ...
  • Almost 30 firefighters tackled a blaze involving 2,000 tonnes of rubbish at a recycling centre in .... I use Ton is singular and Tonnes is plural. both equal 1000kg.
  • Metric Tons (or Tonnes) to Tonnes. Bookmark Page Add ... Tonnes. This is the spelling of a metric ton. Please select the appropriate page. Metric Conversion ...
  • The Vogel Property has been explored by several companies in the past and contains an historic measured and indicated resource estimate of 642,000 tonnes ...

Alternatives:

  • metric tons
  • metric tonnes
  • tonne

tons

The term 'tons' is the American English spelling for the metric unit of weight equivalent to 2,000 pounds.

Use 'tons' when referring to the metric unit of weight in American English.

Examples:

  • The truck carried 3 tons of gravel.
  • The cargo ship can transport 8 tons of goods.
  • Where accuracy is required the correct term must be used, but for many purposes this is not necessary: the metric and long tons differ by only 1.6%, and the short ...
  • There are, however, some US applications where unspecified tons normally means long tons (for example, Navy ships) or metric tons (world grain production  ...
  • ... for warships by the Washington Naval Treaty 1922—for example battleships were limited to a displacement of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t; 39,000 short tons).
  • a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in ...

Alternatives:

  • short tons
  • long tons
  • ton

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