1. the weight of a container or wrapper that is subtracted from the total weight to find the net weight of contents
Usage: commercial
2. a weedy plant, especially one growing among grain crops
Usage: agricultural

1. to determine or account for the tare of a container
Usage: commercial

Examples

• The scale automatically subtracts the tare of the box.
• We need to tare the scale before weighing the ingredients.
• The farmer pulled tares from his wheat field.
• The shipping weight includes the tare of the packaging.
• Tare the balance to zero before adding chemicals.
• Ancient parables often mention wheat and tares growing together.
• The net weight excludes the tare of the container.