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Origin of register ton

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby register ton

registered representative, Registered Trademark, register mark, register office, register of wills, register ton, register tonnage, registrant, registrar, registrate, registration

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How to use register ton in a sentence

But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Annie Lee Cooper, well played by Winfrey, is shown trying but failing to register to vote.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Many dance instructors register their classes at gyms and teach women or men (separately) under the name of aerobics.
Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nor are we told that she lost her job at a local nursing home after she tried to register to vote in 1964.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Some of the things that Jay lied about to the cops actually make a ton of sense.
The Deal With Serial’s Jay? He’s Pissed Off, Mucks Up Our Timeline|Emily Shire|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The price of salt at one period of the long Peninsular war rose to £30 per ton, being retailed in Birmingham at 4l.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
If you think the fly-wheel is not sufficiently heavy for his engine, add half a ton more to the ring.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
At Thetford the cost may be put at from $20 to $25 per ton, the latter probably being nearer the average.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Bergin dug a big hole behind that ole vacant shack of hisn, and buried about a ton of tin cans.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher|Eleanor Gates
Girls are just like cats; they all like to mope around the register or the steam radiator in cold weather.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for register ton

noun

the full name for ton 1 (def. 7)

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