tonnoun [ C ]
uk/tʌn/us/tʌn/plural tons or tonton noun [ C ] (WEIGHT)
B2 a unit of weight equal to 1,000 kilograms
Synonym
metric ton
tonne
B2 also long ton a unit of weight equal to 1,016 kilograms
B2 also short ton a unit of weight equal to 907 kilograms
tons B2 [ plural ] informal
an extremely large amount:
We have tons of food left over from the party.
More examples
- Customs officers have seized nearly a ton of heroin destined for New York.
- The rock weighed over a ton and was completely immovable.
- What on earth have you got in this bag, Elaine? It weighs a ton!
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Measurements of weight & mass
- atomic mass unit
- BMI
- body mass index
- centigram
- ct
- cwt
- dead weight
- gm
- grammage
- gramme
- kilo
- kt
- mg
- milligram
- ounce
- oz
- stone
- tonnage
- tonne
- weigh
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Masses and large amounts of things
ton noun [ C ] (MONEY)
[ S ] UK informal £100:
It'll cost you a ton or more.
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Informal words for money
- (your) (daily) bread idiom
- bit
- bread
- dosh
- dough
- fiver
- G, g
- gee
- grand
- lolly
- lucre
- monies
- monkey
- pickings
- spondulicks
- tenner
- the readies
- thou
- wonga
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ton noun [ C ] (SPEED)
do a ton UK old-fashioned informal
to drive at 100 miles an hour
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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- back sth up
- boxed in
- bump start
- bus driver
- car seat
- carve
- corner
- dip
- driver
- driving
- foot
- hold the road idiom
- manoeuvring
- motor
- motorist
- mph
- pull away
- scorch
- turning circle
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Moving quickly
Idiom(s)
like a ton of bricks