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LONG TON Definition & Legal Meaning

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2,240 pounds, also called an imperial ton. Mostly replaced these days with the metric ton or tonne. Weighs 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.68 pounds. One million dollars in new one dollar notes is almost a long ton in weight. Also known as gross ton or imperial ton.

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