How Do You Spell TARE?

Pronunciation: [tˈe͡ə] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "tare" can be confusing due to its different meanings and pronunciations. When referring to the weight of a container, it is pronounced /teɪr/ and spelled "tare". However, when referring to a weed or vetch, it is pronounced /tɛər/ and spelled "tear". The difference in pronunciation is due to the vowel sound in the first syllable. It is important to consider context when using and spelling the word "tare" to avoid misunderstandings.

TARE Meaning and Definition

  1. Tare, as a noun, can have different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Generally, it refers to the weight of a container, packaging, or any other material that is excluded when calculating the weight of the goods contained within it. In this sense, tare is deducted or zeroed out from the total weight in order to accurately determine the net weight of the contents.

    Tare can also refer to any unwanted matter or impurities that are present in a product or substance. For instance, in farming or gardening, tare could be the presence of weed seeds or other foreign matter in a batch of seeds or grain.

    As a verb, tare is used to describe the action of adjusting or zeroing out the weight of a container or packaging material before weighing the contents. This is often done in order to determine the net weight of the goods or substances without including the weight of the container.

    Moreover, tare is a term used in the field of chemistry to represent the weight of the empty vessel or container that holds a substance being weighed. By subtracting this tare weight from the overall weight of the container with the substance, the net weight of the substance itself can be obtained.

    In summary, tare can refer to the weight of a container or packaging material that is excluded when determining the net weight of the contents within it. It can also denote unwanted matter or impurities present in a product, or in chemistry, it represents the weight of the empty container. As a verb, tare describes the action of adjusting or excluding the weight of the container.

  2. In commerce, an allowance made for the weight of a box or other vessel containing the goods; hence, in chemistry, a control vessel kept by the side of, and exposed to the same influences as, the vessel holding the compounds under examination or treatment, used as a basis of comparison in weighing the crucible or other vessel containing the compound.

    A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

  3. • The allowance among merchants for the weight of the package; in Scrip., a plant or weed destructive to grains; a leguminous plant cultivated as food for horses and cattle; the vetch.
    • To ascertain the allowance for the weight of the package.
    • Did tear.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of TARE

The word "tare" has multiple origins and meanings depending on the context.

1. As a noun referring to a plant seed or a weed, "tare" originated in Middle English from the Old English word "tǣre", which denotes a type of vetch or weed.

2. As a noun representing the weight of an empty container or the weight of packaging material that is subtracted from the gross weight to calculate the net weight of goods, "tare" comes from the Middle English word "tare", which is derived from the Old French word "tare" or "tarre". This Old French term is ultimately rooted in the Latin word "tara", meaning "something subtracted or taken away".

3. As a verb meaning to set a digital weighing scale back to zero to eliminate the weight of a container or packaging material, the word "tare" has an uncertain etymology.

Similar spelling words for TARE

Plural form of TARE is TARES

Conjugate verb Tare

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have tared
you would have tared
he/she/it would have tared
we would have tared
they would have tared

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been taring
you would have been taring
he/she/it would have been taring
we would have been taring
they would have been taring

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would tare
you would tare
he/she/it would tare
we would tare
they would tare

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be taring
you would be taring
he/she/it would be taring
we would be taring
they would be taring

FUTURE

I will tare
you will tare
he/she/it will tare
we will tare
they will tare

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be taring
you will be taring
he/she/it will be taring
we will be taring
they will be taring

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have tared
you will have tared
he/she/it will have tared
we will have tared
they will have tared

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been taring
you will have been taring
he/she/it will have been taring
we will have been taring
they will have been taring

IMPERATIVE

we Let´s tare

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was taring
you were taring
he/she/it was taring
we were taring
they were taring

PAST PARTICIPLE

tared

PAST PERFECT

I had tared
you had tared
he/she/it had tared
we had tared
they had tared

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been taring
you had been taring
he/she/it had been taring
we had been taring
they had been taring

PRESENT

I tare
you tare
he/she/it tares
we tare
they tare

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am taring
you are taring
he/she/it is taring
we are taring
they are taring

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

taring

PRESENT PERFECT

I have tared
you have tared
he/she/it has tared
we have tared
they have tared

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been taring
you have been taring
he/she/it has been taring
we have been taring
they have been taring

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it tare

SIMPLE PAST

I tared
you tared
he/she/it tared
we tared
they tared

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