word-vault/dist/data/cards/to/tonne.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "tonne",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1 000 kilograms",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a record grain harvest of 236m tonnes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a 17-tonne truck"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʌn/",
                "audio": "to/tonne/tonne__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʌn/",
                "audio": "to/tonne/tonne__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: from French; compare with ton."
}