та́ра — meaning in English

English meaning

• container noun An object, such as a box, jar, or bottle, used for holding or storing something.
• tare noun The tare is the weight of an empty container, deducted from a total weight to find the weight of its contents.

Senses

та́ра is used for these senses in English:

• container An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
• tare The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

container — full definition

1. noun An object, such as a box, jar, or bottle, used for holding or storing something.
2. noun A large standardized metal box used for shipping goods by ship, rail, or truck.
3. noun (computing) A lightweight, self-contained package of software and its dependencies that runs in an isolated environment.

tare — full definition

1. noun The tare is the weight of an empty container, deducted from a total weight to find the weight of its contents.
2. verb To tare a scale is to reset it to zero so that the weight of a container is not included in the measurement.

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