Definition of "tare" in English

noun

1. (rare) A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)

2. Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.

3. (rare, figuratively) A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.

   • But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

noun

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

verb

1. (chiefly business and law) To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.

2. (sciences) To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

   • 2003, Dany Spencer Adams, Lab Math, CSHL Press, p. 63, Spectrometers, for example, must be zeroed before each reading; balances must be tared before each weighing.

verb

1. (obsolete) simple past of tear

noun

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

noun

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