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short ton

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noun

  1. the full name for ton 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Costs of urea, a nitrogen fertilizer, rose nearly 30 percent per short ton between the week of February 27 and the week of March 6, she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The average weekly spot price for Central Appalachia coal, for example, was at $79 per short ton for the week ended Oct.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 15, 2025

Soybean meal futures tacked on another 1.2% between Wednesday and Friday, and Friday’s settle of $371.80 per short ton is 20% above the Oct.

From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2021

For example, the current price for Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil Steel is $916 per short ton — but futures prices imply that will fall to $759 by December of 2019.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2018

A. Copper-silver alloy = 388 ounces Troy per short ton.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius