Tare - Definition
tare
n 1: an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order
to determine the net weight of the goods
2: any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
3: weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other
cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous [syn:
darnel, tare, bearded darnel, cheat, Lolium
temulentum]
4: the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft
without its fuel or cargo
5: (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical
analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances
the weight of the container holding chemicals