Ma'anar ƙamus na "gajeren ton" raka'a ce ta nauyi a cikin tsarin al'adar Amurka daidai da fam 2,000 (kilogram 907.185). Ana kuma san shi da net ton ko ton. Ana amfani da ɗan gajeren ton a Amurka don auna nauyin kaya, kamar motoci, kayan gini, da kayayyaki. Sabanin haka, ton mai tsayi, wanda ake amfani da shi a cikin Burtaniya da sauran ƙasashen Commonwealth, daidai yake da fam 2,240 (kilogram 1,016.047).