any of various vetch plants, such as Vicia hirsuta (hairy tare) of Eurasia and N Africa
2.
the seed of any of these plants
3. Bible
a troublesome weed, thought to be the darnel
Word origin
C14: of unknown origin
tare in British English2
(tɛə)
noun
1.
the weight of the wrapping or container in which goods are packed
2.
a deduction from gross weight to compensate for this
3.
the weight of a vehicle without its cargo, passengers, etc
4.
an empty container used as a counterbalance in determining net weight
verb
5. (transitive)
to weigh (a package, etc) in order to calculate the amount of tare
Word origin
C15: from Old French: waste, from Medieval Latin tara, from Arabic tarhah something discarded, from taraha to reject
tare in American English1
(tɛr)
noun
1.
any of several vetches, esp. the common vetch (Vicia sativa)
2.
the seed of any of these plants
3. Bible
a noxious weed thought to be darnel: Matt. 13:25-40
Word origin
ME, small seed, vetch < or akin to MDu tarwe, wheat < IE base *derwā-, kind of grain > Sans drvā, millet grass: used in ME and Early ModE versions of N.T. to transl. LL(Ec) zizania, darnel
tare in American English2
(tɛr)
noun
1.
the weight of a container, wrapper, vehicle, etc. deducted from the total weight to determine the weight of the contents or load
2.
the deduction of this
verb transitiveWord forms: tared or ˈtaring
3.
to find out, allow for, or mark the tare of
Word origin
LME < MFr < It tara, prob. < Ar ṭaraḥa, to reject, throw, cast