Weights And Measures Terminology

noun a deduction from the gross weight of a substance and its container made in allowance for the weight of the container; the weight of a container or wrapper that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain net weight

verb to determine the tare of (a vessel or vehicle) for a net weight

• The laboratory technician used a tare to zero out the scale before measuring the chemicals.
• Make sure to tare the scale before weighing the ingredients for the recipe.
• Hey, can you tare the scale so we can weigh this stuff properly?
• She felt like a tare in the fabric of their friendship, always causing friction and tension.