tret

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/tɹɛt/

noun

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.

OriginOld French traire ← Latin trahēre →
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Meanings

tret1

nountret (plural trets)

plural trets

  1. obsoleteeconomicsAn 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.

tret2

nountret (usually uncountable, plural trets)

plural trets

  1. abbreviationclippinginformaluncountableusuallymedicineClipping of tretinoin.

    Important to keep in mind: It usually takes up to three months to see a difference with tretinoin. So don’t expect miracles in a matter of a few weeks. However! Because I had been using tret previously, it really was like I just added the tranexamic acid and topical spiro to my routine.

    2024 September 24, Beth Gillette, “I Tested Apostrophe, and I’ll Never Get Acne Meds From My Derm’s Office Again”, in Cosmopolitan

tret3

verb
  1. Northern EnglandcolloquialparticiplepastBristolsimple past and past participle of treat, i.e. treated.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tretinoin

Origin

tret · noun

  1. Latintrahēre
  2. Old Frenchtraire
  3. Englishtret

From Old French traire, from Latin trahēre.

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tret · noun

Clipping of tretinoin.

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tret · verb

From Middle English, analogous with Germanic verbs such as meet, met.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tret

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Anagrams

Rett
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APA

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MLA

“tret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tret. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tret,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tret.

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