English · Word Candidate

ton

/tʌn/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun — The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đơn vị khối lượng khoảng 907 kg

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun — The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đơn vị khối lượng khoảng 1016 kg

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Fashion, the current style, the vogue.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phong cách hiện tại, thời trang

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Noun

Examples

A clergyman cannot be high in state or fashion. He must not head mobs, or set the ton in dress.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Fashionable society; those in style.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

xã hội thời trang, những người theo phong cách

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Noun

Examples

[S]he thought herself incapable of being flattered by the attentions of a man she despised, because he was the reigning idol of the ton […].

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “ton” mean?

Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun — The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.

Is “ton” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.