tret

[ tret ]

noun

1. (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.

tret

/ trɛt /

noun

1. commerce (formerly) an allowance according to weight granted to purchasers for waste due to transportation. It was calculated after deduction for tare

Word History and Origins

Origin of tret¹

1490–1500; < Anglo-French, variant of trait act of drawing; trait

Word History and Origins

Origin of tret¹

C15: from Old French trait pull, tilt of the scale; see trait

Example Sentences

When it comes to a question of tare and tret, false sentiment must be excluded.

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She saved me—little knock-out—an' look 'ow I went an' tret 'er for it!

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Multiplying the men by the seconds (5,000 x 30) you get approximately the amount of the wind, in wear and tare and tret.

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"He tret the ainst, an' I tret ten times or mair," Geordie was vehemently affirming to a sympathetic street.

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No, she an' me's from th' old North—old Car'tret, nigh on ter Newbern; an' we doant take nat'rally to these fire-eaters.

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