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ton
Noun
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A ton is a metric unit of weight that as three main values : the international metric ton that is exactly 1,000 kilograms, the short ton used in Northern America that is 2,000 pounds (about 907 kilograms), and the long ton used in United Kingdom that is 2,240 pounds or about 1016 kilograms.
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A ton is also a great amount of something, or many things.
Today I have tons of things to do: how discouraging!
mile
Noun
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For ships and airplanes a nautical mile is equal to 1.853 km (6080.20 feet).
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You use miles to talk about a long distance.
We're miles from home and we have no food or radio.
revenue
Noun
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Revenue is the money that a business receives for doing business, and government receives from taxes.
Higher oil prices should raise government revenue by 13%.
Individual taxpayers today provide a bigger share of our tax revenues than they did before.
The company earned 20% of its revenues from services such as consulting, software and management.
The City is happy because a new source of revenue has been located.