tares

/T AA1 R EH0 S/
noun
  1. 1

    A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)

  2. 2

    Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.

  3. 3

    A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.

noun
  1. 1

    The empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight.

verb
  1. 1

    To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.

  2. 2

    To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

Synonyms

zero

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