tare

¹

[ tair ]

noun

1. any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
2. the seed of a vetch.
3. Bible. a noxious weed, probably the darnel.

tare

²

[ tair ]

noun

1. the weight of the wrapping, receptacle, or conveyance containing goods.
2. a deduction from the gross weight to allow for this.
3. the weight of a vehicle without cargo, passengers, etc.
4. a counterweight used in chemical analysis to balance the weight of a container.
5. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter T.

verb (used with object)

, tared, tar·ing.

1. to ascertain, note, or allow for the tare of.

tare

³

[ tair ]

verb

, Archaic.

1. simple past tense and past participle of tear ².

tare

¹

/ tɛə /

noun

1. the weight of the wrapping or container in which goods are packed
2. a deduction from gross weight to compensate for this
3. the weight of a vehicle without its cargo, passengers, etc
4. an empty container used as a counterbalance in determining net weight

verb

1. tr to weigh (a package, etc) in order to calculate the amount of tare

tare

²

/ tɛə /

noun

1. any of various vetch plants, such as Vicia hirsuta ( hairy tare ) of Eurasia and N Africa
2. the seed of any of these plants
3. Bible a troublesome weed, thought to be the darnel

Word History and Origins

Origin of tare¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English tar(e), thar(e) “vetch”; akin to Dutch tarwe, Middle Low German terwe “wheat”

Origin of tare²

First recorded in 1480–90; from Middle French (equivalent to Medieval Latin, Italian, Provençal, Spanish, Portuguese tara, Spanish atara ), ultimately from Arabic ṭarḥah “what is thrown away, rejection, subtraction,” derivative of ṭaraḥa “to throw, throw away”

Word History and Origins

Origin of tare¹

C15: from Old French: waste, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic tarhah something discarded, from taraha to reject

Origin of tare²

C14: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Most will have a tare button and a good display for mixing recipes.

From Popular-Science

The electrical car with which the comparison is made has a dynamo weighing 13 cwt., and the tare of the car is 52 cwt.

From Project Gutenberg

And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them (2 Kings ii, 23, 24).

From Project Gutenberg

Gray sat up, and the scene had its influence on his mind, which was not yet as a garden utterly laid waste and tare-sown.

From Project Gutenberg

She lifted her hand to this to tare it from its hook, but he prevented her.

From Project Gutenberg

Do not tare to stop t'e brod'er who is apout to safe his sister's da'ghter from pecoming a squatter's wife.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• allowance
• concession
• decrease
• deduction
• exemption
• premium
• rebate