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Tare has 10 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods

2

any of several weedy vetches grown for forage

3

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

4

the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo

5

(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals

6

A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)

7

The empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight.

8

Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.

Verb
1

To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.

2

simple past tense of tear

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
allowance vetch rye grass weight counterweight
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hairy vetch

Origin

The word "tare" comes from the Old English *taru, which originally referred to vetch, a type of legume. It entered the language through Middle English before evolving into its current meaning.

Rhyming Words
are aare rare hare gare care fare kare yare nare dare bare vare mare lare pare ware sare flare yrare
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