tare
Packaging weight allowance
Tare has two distinct origins.
One tare is a weed mentioned in biblical parables, often identified with darnel—a grass that resembles wheat but yields no grain.
The other tare is the weight of a container, deducted when weighing goods to determine net weight: The scale accounts for tare automatically.
To tare a scale is to zero it out with the container in place.
Measure of relative size
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- zeroingCalibrating to baseline
- netFinal amount remaining
- grossTotal before subtractions
container · mass · deduction · offset · allowance · subtraction · calibration · measurement
Poisonous ryegrass weed
- ryegrassHardy turf species
- bindweedTwining parasitic weed
- pigweedWeedy amaranth species
- thistleSpiny flowering weed
nettles · crabgrass · quackgrass · chickweed · purslane · spurge · foxtail · cocklebur
Leguminous climbing herb
- legumePod-producing plant family
- fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
- forageSeek food actively
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
seed · plant · cultivation · nitrogen-fixing · cover crop · hay · silage · pasture
scale
Measure of relative size
gross · container · mass · deduction · offset · allowance · subtraction · calibration · measurement · precision
darnel
Poisonous ryegrass weed
thistle · nettles · crabgrass · quackgrass · chickweed · purslane · spurge · foxtail · cocklebur · infestation
vetch
Leguminous climbing herb
crop · seed · plant · cultivation · nitrogen-fixing · cover crop · hay · silage · pasture · livestock feed
container
Thing for storing items
jar · pouch · bag · box · drum · crate · pallet · shipping · freight · logistics
tarenet weight
Mass excluding container
net · contents · payload · gross weight · cargo
- tare weightEmpty container's weight