Definition:Tare

Definition

The tare of an object is the allowance for the weight of whatever wrapper, container or shipping means in which the object is contained.

This is then subtracted from the gross weight to obtain the net weight.

Also see

• Definition:Net Weight
• Definition:Gross Weight

• Results about net weight can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): net: 2.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): net: 2.