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Answer for the clue "Shipping weight allowance ", 4 letters:
tret

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Word definitions for tret in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the tare is deducted. Etymology 2 vb. (context Yorkshire Geordie colloquial English) (en-past ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tret \Tret\, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Tread , for treadeth. --Chaucer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"allowance on goods sold by weight," c.1500, of unknown origin; perhaps related to trait "act of drawing."

Usage examples of tret.

Einzelnen werden in diese und jene Serie treten und die Arbeit auf kurze Zeit versuchen.

Es sei denn, der gegenwärtige Direktor des FBI würde sterben oder vorzeitig in den Ruhestand treten.