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NakedOnMyChain -> RE: Word Fight (2/15/2006 10:59:23 AM)
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Yep. You use it in grocery stores, too. (I worked at Payless as a cashier for about two days when I was 18).
It's anything on a package that affects the overall weight of the product, but isn't part of the product. Say you have a container of blueberries. The container, labeling, etc. wouldn't count towards the weight of the actual produce, so what's left over after the actual blueberries is the tare. Usually the tare is automatically taken out at checkout so that you're not paying for the plastic.
I think tret is the net weight (as opposed to tare being the extra that makes up gross weight). After you subtract the tare the tret should be what is left over.
Damn it's freaky the useless knowledge I retain.
If I'm right, here's a new word (one of my favorites). Bonus points if you can get the etymology right.
New Word: Desultory
Edited to add: Etymology is one of my odd passions. I had a brilliant Etymology teacher when I was fourteen, and it led to a strange lifetime passion. It's interesting seeing where words come from and learning why we use them as we do.
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