Definition of "tare" [tare]

• Any of various weedy plants of the genus Vicia, especially the common vetch. (noun)
• Any of several weedy plants that grow in grain fields. (noun)
• An unwelcome or objectionable element. (noun)
• The weight of a container or wrapper that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain net weight. (noun)
• A deduction from gross weight made to allow for the weight of a container. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Hold still, friend; we merchants always deduct a certain amount for the tare, which is to indemnify us against loss by the attachment of extraneous matter to the bales."
• "[1] The tare is the weight of the container which is deducted from the gross weight to obtain the net weight of the product held in the container."
• "A high speed, bi-directional USB link gives system designers the ability to communicate with sensors via PC-based software and monitor/control the functionality of features such as tare, peak, valley and selectable averaging, without having to manually change hardware settings."