Definition of ton
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1 : any of various units of weight:a : short ton — see weight tableb : metric ton
2 : a great quantity : lot ate tons of cookies has tons of money a ton of work to do
3a : a unit of internal capacity for ships equal to 100 cubic feet —called also register tonb : a unit approximately equal to the volume of a long ton weight of seawater used in reckoning the displacement of ships and equal to 35 cubic feetc : a unit of volume for cargo freight usually reckoned at 40 cubic feet —called also measurement ton
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Origin and Etymology of ton
Middle English tunne unit of weight or capacity — more at tun
Origin and Etymology of ton
French, literally, tone, from Old French, from Latin tonus
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: a measure of weight equal either to 2000 pounds (about 907 kilograms) (short ton) or 2240 pounds (about 1016 kilograms) (long ton) with the short ton being more frequently used in the United States and Canada
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