spares

Noun

spare (plural spares)

1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
   • men slaine, then without any spare at all they trampled over the dead carkasses1659, T[itus] Livius [i.e., Livy], “(please specify the book number)”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Romane Historie […], London: […] W. Hunt, for George Sawbridge, […], →OCLC
2. Parsimony; frugal use.
   • Pourd out their plenty, without spight or spare:1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 51
3. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
4. That which has not been used or expended.
5. (especially) A spare tire.
   • I stopped to help out. Do you have a spare? [Said by one motorist to another with a flat tire.]
6. Any car part or comparable machine part in a supply chain.
   • People sometimes forget that world-class logistics also involve inventory management in warehouses full of spares.

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