Meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra: You use spare to describe something that is not being used by anyone, and is therefore available for someone to use.
They don't have a lot of spare cash. The spare bedroom is on the second floor. Spare us the gory details.
Spared myself the trouble of going to the store. Spared no expense for the celebration. See examples of spare used in a sentence.
Spare describes something that is extra. If you have a spare tire for your bike you can replace a flat, and if there's enough change in your pocket you can spare some to patch a friend's tire. Uk informal "do you want this cake?" "yes, if it's going spare (= if no one else wants it)." i like to paint in my spare time.
I keep a spare tire in the back of the car. Do it in a spare moment this weekend or. Spare time entertainment is the northeast’s largest private, family-owned bowling enterprise.
We pride ourselves on customer service and provide our bowlers with the latest state-of-the-art facilities. Jan 20, 2026spare (comparative sparer, superlative sparest) extra.
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