ton

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).

Ton manchon brûlé, ton boa perdu! — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
Pour out gold by the ton! — Notre-Dame de Paris, Victor Hugo
I have a ton of them." — The best short stories of 1917, and the yearbook of the American short story, Unknown

short ton, net ton

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