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ton
1[tuhn]
noun
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois short ton, or net ton in the United States and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois long ton in Great Britain.
Also called freight ton. a unit of volume for freight that weighs one ton, varying with the type of freight measured, as 40 cubic feet of oak timber or 20 bushels of wheat.
a unit of volume used in transportation by sea, commonly equal to 40 cubic feet (1.13 cu. m) shipping ton, or measurement ton.
a unit of internal capacity of ships, equal to 100 cubic feet (2.83 cu. m) register ton.
Informal., Often tons a great quantity; a lot.
a ton of jokes;
tons of wedding presents.
British Informal., a speed of 100 miles per hour.
ton
2[ton, taw
noun
high fashion; stylishness.
the current fashion, style, or vogue.
(used with a singular or plural verb), the ton, fashionable society.
-ton
3a suffix formerly used to form nouns from adjectives.
simpleton; singleton.
ton
1/ tʌn /
noun
Also called: long ton. a unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 1016.046909 kilograms
Also called: short ton. net ton. a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.184 kilograms
Also called: metric ton. tonne. a unit of weight equal to 1000 kilograms
Also called: freight ton. a unit of volume or weight used for charging or measuring freight in shipping. It depends on the type of material being shipped but is often taken as 40 cubic feet, 1 cubic metre, or 1000 kilograms
freight is charged at £40 per ton of 1 cubic metre
Also called: measurement ton. shipping ton. a unit of volume used in shipping freight, equal to 40 cubic feet, irrespective of the commodity shipped
Also called: displacement ton. a unit used for measuring the displacement of a ship, equal to 35 cubic feet of sea water or 2240 pounds
Also called: register ton. a unit of internal capacity of ships equal to 100 cubic feet
ton
2/ tɔ̃ /
noun
style, fashion, or distinction
ton
3/ tʌn /
noun
slang, a score or achievement of a hundred, esp a hundred miles per hour, as on a motorcycle
ton
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms).
Also called short ton
See Table at measurement
A unit of weight in the US Customary System equal to 2,240 pounds (1,008 kilograms).
Also called long ton
See Table at measurement
See metric ton
Other Word Forms
- tonish adjective
- tonnish adjective
- tonishly adverb
- tonnishly adverb
- tonishness noun
- tonnishness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ton1
Origin of ton2
Origin of ton3
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
These vessels docking at Chinese ports will be charged 400 yuan or $56 per net ton from October 14.
The rate will rise to 640 yuan per net ton from April 17, 2026, 880 yuan from April 17, 2027, and 1,120 yuan from April 17, 2028, according to the ministry.
Non-Chinese operators of Chinese-built ships will face the higher of two rates, either $23 per net ton or $154 per 20-foot-equivalent unit of capacity.
“Larry’s always had a passion for these giant processing systems running a ton of centralized data,” says Zach Nelson, a former Oracle executive who became the CEO of NetSuite, a company that Ellison helped found and then bought in 2016.
“Lilyhammer,” another favorite and the first “exclusive” Netflix series, found Steven Van Zandt as an American mobster in witness protection in a Norwegian small town; there was a ton of snow in that show.
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