Tonne

Definitions of Tonne
  1. noun
    a container; usually has a lid
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    types:
    Mülltonne
    a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
    type of:
    Behälter
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  2. noun
    a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
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    type of:
    Gewichtseinheit
    a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
  3. noun
    the quantity contained in a bin
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    type of:
    Container, nicht definite Raumeinheit
    the quantity that a container will hold
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