Meaning & use
Tared
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Adjusted a scale to account for the weight of a container, so only the weight of its contents is measured.
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The chemist tared the empty beaker before adding the powder.
Make sure the scale is tared before weighing the ingredients.
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From 'tare,' the weight of packaging or a container, itself from Arabic 'tarah,' meaning 'to deduct.'
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