TARE


Meaning of TARE in English

I. ˈter noun

Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Middle Dutch tarwe wheat

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : the seed of a vetch

b. : any of several vetches (especially Vicia sativa and V. hirsuta )

2. : a weed of grain fields especially of Biblical times that is usually held to be the darnel

3. plural : an undesirable element

II. noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old Italian tara, from Arabic ṭarḥa, literally, that which is removed

Date: 15th century

1. : a deduction from the gross weight of a substance and its container made in allowance for the weight of the container ; also : the weight of the container

2. : counterweight

III. transitive verb

( tared ; tar·ing )

Date: 1812

: to ascertain or mark the tare of ; especially : to weigh so as to determine the tare

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.