tare
/tɛ(ə)ɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.
verb
To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.
Example Sentences
- "But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way."
- "I saw as I thought an uncle and guardian who has led a sober, industrious and Christian life and finds himself obliged to look on the tares of folly in his own close kin."
- "What is the neat weight of 4 hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 10cwt. 3qrs. 10lb. gross; — tare 100lb. per hdd.?"
- "he is […] to tare such number of bales as may be deemed necessary to settle the net weight for duty."
- "Without question, I think, the exploit of "Jubilee" No. 45737 Atlas [...] was the finest [...], for the train was made up to eleven bogies taring the maximum of 350 tons for an engine of this class, notwithstanding which 7 min. was gained on schedule."
- "2003, Dany Spencer Adams, Lab Math, CSHL Press, p. 63, Spectrometers, for example, must be zeroed before each reading; balances must be tared before each weighing."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tɛ(ə)ɹ/
- British English: /tɛə/