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tare

Pronunciation: /tɛə/

The English word “tare” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa).
  2. Any of the tufted grasses of the genus Lolium; darnel.
  3. A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.
  4. The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.
  5. 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. To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

Etymology

From Middle English tare (“vetch”), from Old English *taru, from Proto-West Germanic *taru.

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