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net ton
[ net tuhn ]
noun
- Also called net reg·is·ter ton. Nautical. one gross ton registered as taxable.
- ton11
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The navigation bounty was fixed at five kreutzers per net ton of capacity for every hundred nautical miles sailed.
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If a contract were drawn up for three or more cars per week, they would give the coal for $1.12½ per net ton.
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