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tare

noun/teə/

C1CEFR level
70/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The weight of packaging or a container, deducted from the gross weight to give the net weight of goods.

The freight invoice was wrong because the carrier had forgotten to subtract the tare.

Topic: Operations & supply chain in Business English

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