A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TARES

Thu, 8 Feb '24
Container weight allowances
Sat, 8 Apr '23
Amounts at a deli
Wed, 14 Sep '22
Sets to zero, as a scale
Sat, 11 Jun '22
Wrapping weights
Sun, 11 Jul '21
Resets to zero, as a scale
Sat, 6 Mar '21
Adjusts to zero, in a way