What is the meaning of tare?

noun

  • An adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods.
  • Any of several weedy vetches grown for forage.
  • Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous.
  • The weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo.
  • Chemical analysis. ( a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals).
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