ton of gold

collocation in English

meaningsoftonandgold

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ton
noun[C]
uk
/tʌn/us
/tʌn/
a unit of weight equal to ...
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gold
noun
uk
/ɡəʊld/us
/ɡoʊld/
a chemical element that is a valuable, shiny, yellow metal used to make coins ...
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(Definition oftonandgoldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At the outbreak of the second world war, there was about atonofgoldin staffs kept inside.
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Almost onetonofgoldwas extracted during the four-year period of occupation, worth about $9 million at the time.
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He demands one metrictonofgoldas her ransom fund.
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Only areas considered to have more than 3g/tonofgoldwill be mined.
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The pair found a formation about 3ft m in length and bearing over 1oz g to thetonofgold.
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Approximately 24 tons of gold is produced annually, and 100 million tons of earth is moved to achieve this production rate.
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The country mines 80 tons of gold annually, seventh in the world.
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The 20 tons of gold is melted into one solid block to make it difficult to steal.
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Over four months, almost 8 tons of gold was collected.
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On board were possibly 10 tons of gold coins.
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The submarine she was on contained ten tons of gold.
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Construction will continue until 1695, and construction of the castle will cost tons of gold.
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The ship was heavily loaded with about 10 tons of gold (in various forms ranging from coins, bars, and nuggets, to bags of dust).
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Average annual output is 36,000 tons of blister copper, 100,000 tons of electrolytic copper, four tons of gold, 120 tons of silver, and 80,000 tons of industrial sulfuric acid.
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She went down with 345 casualties, and 35 tons of gold ingots.
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