See Also: tret(dictionary)
TRET, weights and measures(law)

tret (iou)



tret noun. Now Hist. L15.
[Anglo-Norman, Old French, var. of trait draught: see TRAIT.]
Commerce. An allowance (usu. of 4 lb in 104 lb) formerly made to purchasers of various goods sold by weight, to compensate for waste during transportation. Cf. TARE noun2 1.
tare and tret: see TARE noun2 1.