SPARES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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present tense third-person singular of spare

as in conserves

to use or give out in stingy amounts I'll have a banana split—and don't spare the whipped cream

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as in saves

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense she had grown up during the Great Depression, so she was no stranger to sparing

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spares

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noun

plural of spare

as in substitutes

an interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original we promptly replaced the burnt-out lightbulb with a spare

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That means the agency stops paying out for previous disasters and conserves its money for life-saving missions during any new ones.

Mae Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2024
This not only conserves landfill space but also promotes recycling and resource conservation.

Ganes Kesari, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

Definition of conserves

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