The difference between Tare and Tret

When used as nouns, tare means a vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus vicia, esp. ), whereas tret means an allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare is deducted.


Tare is also verb with the meaning: to take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.

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  1. Tare as a noun (rare):

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

  2. Tare as a noun:

    Any of the tufted grasses of genus Lolium; darnel.

  3. Tare as a noun (rare, metaphorically):

    A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.

  1. Tare as a noun:

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

  1. Tare as a verb (chiefly, business, and, legal):

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

  2. Tare as a verb (sciences):

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

  1. Tare as a verb (obsolete):

  1. Tare as a noun:

    Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.

  1. Tret as a noun (obsolete):

    An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare is deducted.

  1. Tret as a verb (Yorkshire, Geordie, colloquial):

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