tare

Any of several vetches native to Europe.

Any of several weedy plants that grow in grain fields.

An unwelcome or objectionable element.

The weight of a container or wrapper that is deducted from the gross weight to obtain net weight.

A deduction from gross weight made to allow for the weight of a container.

A counterbalance, especially an empty vessel used to counterbalance the weight of a similar container.

To determine or indicate the tare of, especially to weigh in order to find out the tare.

Eager; brisk.

The weight of a motor-vehicle without its load of cargo or passengers; also, the weight of the vehicle empty, without its fuel-supply or necessary equipment.

A plant of the genus Vicia, otherwise known as vetch; most often the common vetch, V. sativa, an annual or biennial herb widely cultivated in Europe as a forage-plant.