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To furnish with, or cause to be present
“Would you be able to spare me a couple of dollars?”
To be able to do without
“I'm so sorry. I just cannot spare even a couple of dollars.”
To show mercy to, especially by not punishing or killing
“His ailing mother begged him to spare her, saying that she knew nothing of her real identity.”
To be very economical or mean about spending or providing something
“You will want a highly concentrated solution, so don't spare the sugar.”
To be frugal or economical with a resource or finances
To set aside or reserve for a particular purpose
To avoid, lessen, or guard against
To remove from suspicion or guilt
To store or set aside for future use
To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution
To have enough money to pay for
To excuse or disregard as unimportant or insignificant
Slacks off on
To give away (something valuable) for the purpose of gaining something else
Plural for an interchangeable part, person or piece of equipment
“We promptly replaced the burnt-out fuse with a spare.”
Plural for a quantity or amount left over in excess of what is required
Plural for somebody or something unnecessary
Plural for a copy or likeness of someone or something
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