ton (a ton, the ton)

ton (a ton, the ton)
n
a.
the ton (or, less commonly, a ton) 100 miles per hour. A term, used typically by
British motorcyclists, which has been in use since the early 1950s. It was popularised by the press describing the activities of ton-up kids. The word was adopted by American hotrodders in the 1960s.
b.
a ton £100, in working-class and underworld parlance
c.
£1,000 in the parlance of City of London financial traders and others

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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