adjustment vs tare

tare vs adjustment

adjustment and tare both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjustment	Yes	No	No	No
tare	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tare is a hyponym of adjustment; that is, tare is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjustment:

adjustment: an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances
tare: an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods

Other hyponyms of adjustment include cost-of-living allowance, depreciation allowance, deduction, discount, seasonal adjustment, extra duty allowance, extraneous duty allowance, special duty allowance.

adjustment (noun)	tare (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals
the act of adjusting something to match a standard	the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances	any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances	weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)	an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods

Difference between adjustment and tare

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