tare

Meanings

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.

1. The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

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.

1. simple past of tear

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

1. Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”).

1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter T.

Etymology

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