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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tare1 (târ),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of various vetches, esp. Vicia sativa.
- Plant Biologythe seed of a vetch.
- Biblea noxious weed, probably the darnel.
- 1300–50; Middle English: vetch; akin to Dutch tarwe wheat
n. - Weights and Measuresthe weight of the wrapping, receptacle, or conveyance containing goods.
- Weights and Measuresa deduction from the gross weight to allow for this.
- Weights and Measuresthe weight of a vehicle without cargo, passengers, etc.
- Chemistrya counterweight used in chemical analysis to balance the weight of a container.
- Telecommunicationsa word formerly used in communications to represent the letter T.
v.t. - Weights and Measuresto ascertain, note, or allow for the tare of.
- Middle French (equivalent. to Medieval Latin, Italian, Provencal, Spanish, Portuguese tara, Spanish atara) Arabic ṭarḥah what one throws away, derivative of ṭaraḥa to throw away
- 1480–90
- pt. and pp. of tear 2.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tare /tɛə/ n - any of various vetch plants, such as Vicia hirsuta (hairy tare) of Eurasia and N Africa
- the seed of any of these plants
- a troublesome weed, thought to be the darnel
Etymology: 14th Century: of unknown origin tare /tɛə/ n - the weight of the wrapping or container in which goods are packed
- a deduction from gross weight to compensate for this
- the weight of a vehicle without its cargo, passengers, etc
vb - (transitive) to weigh (a package, etc) in order to calculate the amount of tare
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French: waste, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic tarhah something discarded, from taraha to reject |