Tare
/teər/noun
A deduction from the gross weight of goods or a container to account for the container itself; also, a vetch-like plant.
Did you know?In trade, tare became a technical word for the container’s own weight, and its history is tangled with medieval commercial practice rather than any single dramatic occult origin.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
tara
“an allowance or deduction for weight”
Medieval Italian
It
tara
“deduction for the weight of a container or packaging”
Late Medieval French
OF
tare
“allowance for weight; defect or flaw”
16th Century
English
tare
“deduction from gross weight in weighing goods”
Modern English
English
tare
“the weight of packaging subtracted from a total weight; also, a vetch”