See Also: tare(medicine)
tare(1)(dictionary)
tare(2)(dictionary)
tare(dictionary)
Tare Weight(money)
Tare weight(finance)
TARE, weights(law)

tare(2) (iou)



tare noun2 & verb1. LME.
[French = waste in goods, deficiency, tare from medieval Latin tara from Arab. ar that which is thrown away, from araa reject, deduct, subtract.]
A. noun.
The weight of a wrapping, container, or receptacle in which goods are packed, which is deducted from the gross weight in order to ascertain the net weight; a deduction made from the gross weight to allow for this or (formerly) for any waste. Also (esp. as tare weight), the weight of a motor vehicle, aircraft, etc., without its fuel or load. LME.
tare and tret the two deductions used in calculating the net weight of goods (cf. TRET); the arithmetical rule for calculating these.
Railway Magazine Weight of each unit is approximately 39 tonnes tare with seats for 84 passengers.
Chemistry. The weight of a container in which a substance is weighed (deducted in ascertaining the weight of the substance). L19.
b. verb trans. Ascertain, allow for, or indicate the tare of. E19.
taring noun (a) the calculation and deduction of the tare on goods; (b) deduction for defective goods: E17.