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tare2

Syllabification: (tare)
Pronunciation: /te(ə)r/
Definition of tare

noun

  • an allowance made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of goods.
  • the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or load.

Origin:

late Middle English: from French, literally 'deficiency, tare', from medieval Latin tara, based on Arabic ṭaraḥa 'reject, deduct'

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