Editing Ton (section)

==Colloquial English==
*'''Ton''' is also used informally, often as [[slang]], to mean a large amount of something.<ref>Merriam-Webster's English Dictionary defines ton as: "a great quantity". [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ton]</ref>
*In [[United Kingdom|Britain]], a ton is colloquially used to refer to 100 of a given unit. Ton can thus refer to a speed of 100 miles per hour, and is prefixed by an indefinite article, e.g. "Lee was doing a ton down the motorway"; to money e.g. "How much did you pay for that?" "A ton" (£100); to 100 points in a game e.g. "Eric just threw a ton in our darts game" (in some games, e.g. [[cricket]], more commonly called a century); or to a hundred of any other countable figure.<ref>Colin R. Chapman, ''Weights, Money and Other Measures Used by our Ancestors'', p.93, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1996 {{ISBN|0-8063-1501-6}}.</ref><ref>{{cite book|first = John|last = MacRae-Hall |title =A Deniable Asset|page = 85|publisher = iUniverse|date = 2011|isbn= 9781450280808|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=_MaEhEXt2W8C&pg=PA85}}</ref><ref>The Oxford English Dictionary 2nd ed. lists colloquial use of "ton" from 1946 for £100, and later 100 mph, and for 100 in general.</ref>