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1. (n.) tare
any of various vetches, esp.
Vicia sativa.
2. tare
(in the Bible) a noxious weed.
3. (n.) tare
the weight of the wrapping or receptacle containing goods.
4. tare
a deduction from the gross weight to allow for this.
5. tare
the weight of a vehicle without cargo, passengers, etc.
6. (v.t.) tare
to ascertain or allow for the tare of.
Etymology: (1480–90; < MF &indirdesc; Ar &tdotbelow;ar&hdotbelow;ah what one discards, der. of &tdotbelow;ara&hdotbelow;a to discard)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tare
an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods
2. (noun) tare
any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
3. (noun) darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium temulentum
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
4. (noun) tare
the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo
5. (noun) tare
(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tare
a weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged by modern naturalists to be the Lolium temulentum, or darnel
2. (noun) tare
a name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous herbs of the genus Vicia; especially, the V. sativa, sometimes grown for fodder
3. (noun) tare
deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc
4. tare
tore
5. tare
of Tear
6. (verb) tare
to ascertain or mark the tare of (goods)
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