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spare

 
 
/speər/ adjective

Definition

If something is spare, it is available to use, because it is extra and not being used: a spare bedroom spare cash spare parts
spare time time when you are not working: I enjoy gardening in my spare time.
(Definition of spare adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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