tare

Meaning

Noun

1. A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)
2. Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.
3. A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.

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.

Verb

simple past of tear

Synonyms

vetch

bearded darnel

darnel

cheat

dead weight

common vetch

Lolium temulentum

spring vetch

sweetpea

tare weight

tret

arveja

garden vetch

bare weight

narrowleaf vetch

balance

pois france

deadweight

defect

macula

packing

weed

wrapping

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɛə/

Etymology

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