tare

/tɛr/

nounverbtare

TARe = Take Away the container’s weight (TAR = Take Away, R = remainder is what you want).

Yes, it's tare. Tare is spelled like “care” with a T—one syllable, and it’s not “tear.”

Definitions

  1. nounThe weight of an empty container or packaging, used to subtract from the total weight to find the net weight.
  2. nounA weed (such as vetch) that grows among crops; also, the seeds of such a plant.
  3. verbTo set a scale to zero with an empty container on it, or to subtract the container’s weight from the total.

Examples

  • “Put the empty bowl on the scale and press tare before adding the flour.”
  • “The shipping label lists the gross weight and the tare weight of the crate.”
  • “Farmers try to keep tares out of the wheat field so the harvest stays clean.”

Synonyms

container weightpackaging weightempty weightzero (a scale)offset

Antonyms

net weight

Translations

ES taraPT taraFR tare

Common misspellings

teartareetairtaertarrtairetare tareh

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