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Webster 1913 Edition
Tret
Tret
,Noun.
[F.
traite
a drawing, trading, journey, tax on wares in transit, anything diminishing the value of coins, fr. OF. traire
to draw, L. trahere
. See Trait
.] (Com.)
An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare deducted.
M’Culloch.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tret
TRET
,Noun.
In commerce, an allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four per cent on the weight of commodities. It is said this allowance is nearly discontinued.