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Spare

/spɛː/
Refers to something that is not currently being used or is more than what is needed.

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Examples:

Can you spare some time for coffee?He fixed his bike with spare parts.

Etymology:

etymology
Derived from the Old English sparian meaning refrain from injuring, possibly related to Old Norse spara, and Middle Low German sparen. First seen before the 12th century.

Usage Statistics:

14 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Moderate
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