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net ton

[ net-tuhn ]
/ ˈnɛt ˈtʌn /
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noun
Also called net reg·is·ter ton. Nautical. one gross ton registered as taxable.
See under ton1 (def. 1).

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How to use net ton in a sentence

  • The navigation bounty was fixed at five kreutzers per net ton of capacity for every hundred nautical miles sailed.

    Manual of Ship Subsidies|Edwin M. Bacon

  • If a contract were drawn up for three or more cars per week, they would give the coal for $1.12½ per net ton.

    Business English|Rose Buhlig

British Dictionary definitions for net ton

net ton
noun
the full name for ton 1 (def. 2)
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