Tret
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 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. obsolete
- 2 Clipping of tretinoin. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable, usually
"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."
- 1 simple past and past participle of treat, i.e. treated. Northern-England, colloquial, form-of, participle, past
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Old French traire, from Latin trahēre.
Clipping of tretinoin.
From Middle English, analogous with Germanic verbs such as meet, met.
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