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Spare
spɛː
- additional to what is required for ordinary use
"few people had spare cash for inessentials"
extra supplementary additional second another alternative emergency reserve backup relief fallback substitute fresh auxiliary ancillary surplus surplus to requirements superfluous too much/many supernumerary excessive in excess going begging- not currently in use or occupied
"a spare seat"
- (of time) not taken up by one's usual duties or activities; available for leisure
"he tried to write poetry in his spare time"
- having no excess fat; thin
"a spare, bearded figure"
- elegantly simple
"her clothes are smart and spare in style"
- an item kept in case another item of the same type is lost, broken, or worn out
"with three to choose from, your child will never be without a spare"
- (in tenpin bowling) an act of knocking down all the pins with two balls
- give (something of which one has enough) to (someone)
"she asked if I could spare her a bob or two"
afford do without manage without get along without dispense with part with give let someone have provide- make free or available
"I'm sure you can spare me a moment"
- refrain from killing, injuring, or distressing
"there was no way the men would spare her"
not harm leave uninjured leave unhurt- refrain from inflicting (something unpleasant) on (someone)
"the country had until now been spared the violence occurring elsewhere"
- try to ensure or satisfy one's own comfort or needs
"in her concern to help others, she has never spared herself"
- be frugal
"but some will spend, and some will spare"