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tare 1
(târ)n.
1. Any of several vetches native to Europe.
2. Any of several weedy plants that grow in grain fields.
3. tares An unwelcome or objectionable element.
[Middle English.]
tare 2
(târ)n.
1. The weight of a container or wrapper that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain net weight.
2. A deduction from gross weight made to allow for the weight of a container.
3. Chemistry A counterbalance, especially an empty vessel used to counterbalance the weight of a similar container.
tr.v. tared, tar·ing, tares
To determine or indicate the tare of, especially to weigh in order to find out the tare.
[Middle English, from Old French, ultimately from Arabic ṭarḥ, rejection, subtraction, from ṭaraḥa, to throw away; see ṭrḥ in Semitic roots.]
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tare
(tɛə)n
1. (Plants) any of various vetch plants, such as Vicia hirsuta (hairy tare) of Eurasia and N Africa
2. (Plants) the seed of any of these plants
3. (Bible) Bible a troublesome weed, thought to be the darnel
[C14: of unknown origin]
tare
(tɛə)n
1. (Commerce) the weight of the wrapping or container in which goods are packed
2. (Commerce) a deduction from gross weight to compensate for this
3. (Commerce) the weight of a vehicle without its cargo, passengers, etc
4. (Commerce) an empty container used as a counterbalance in determining net weight
vb
(Commerce) (tr) to weigh (a package, etc) in order to calculate the amount of tare
[C15: from Old French: waste, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic tarhah something discarded, from taraha to reject]
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tare1
(tɛər)n.
1. any of various vetches, esp. Vicia sativa.
2. (in the Bible) a noxious weed.
[1300–50; Middle English: vetch; akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat]
tare2
(tɛər)n., v. tared, tar•ing. n.
1. the weight of the wrapping or receptacle containing goods.
2. a deduction from the gross weight to allow for this.
3. the weight of a vehicle without cargo, passengers, etc.
v.t. 4. to ascertain or allow for the tare of.
[1480–90; < Middle French « Arabic ṭarḥah what one discards, derivative of ṭaraḥa to discard]
tare3
(tɛər)v. Archaic.
pt. and pp. of tear 2.
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tare
Past participle: tared
Gerund: taring
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| Noun | 1. | tare - an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods allowance, adjustment - an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances; "an allowance for profit" |
| 2. |  tare - any of several weedy vetches grown for foragegenus Vicia, Vicia - widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs vetch - any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants | |
| 3. |  tare - weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous | |
| 4. | tare - the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity | |
| 5. | tare - (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals chemical analysis, qualitative analysis - the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer, balance - a weight that balances another weight |
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