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What does tare mean?

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Noun
  1. (rare) A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa)
  2. Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.
  3. (rare, metaphoriclly) A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.
Noun
  1. The empty weight of a container; the tare weight or unladen weight.
Verb
  1. (chiefly business and law) To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.
  2. (sciences) To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.
Verb
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense of tear
Noun
  1. Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.
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