verb
- past tense of tare: to determine or deduct the weight of a container or packaging
Usage: technical
Examples
- The scale was tared before weighing the ingredients.
- She tared the empty bowl to get an accurate measurement.
- The laboratory equipment must be tared daily.
- He tared the container and then added the sample.
- The digital scale automatically tared when reset.
- After the scale was tared, we could measure the net weight.