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sparing no expense

sparing no expense is the present participle and gerund of spare no expense.

Meaning of spare no expense

Verb

spare no expense (third-person singular simple present spares no expense, present participle sparing no expense, simple past and past participle spared no expense)

  1. To be willing to pay as much as necessary to achieve an objective.
    • The railways are fully alive to the position, and are sparing neither effort nor expense to provide more attractive trains and to effect economies, but in such circumstances some curtailment of services is inevitable.1958 May, “Railway Difficulties in the U.S.A.”, in Railway Magazine, page 296

Questions about sparing no expense

What is sparing no expense the present participle and gerund of?
Sparing no expense is the present participle and gerund of spare no expense.

Words near sparing no expense in the dictionary

  1. sparid
  2. sparids
  3. sparing
  4. sparing a thought for
  5. sparing no effort
  6. sparing no expense
  7. sparing someone the details
  8. sparing someone's blushes
  9. sparingly
  10. sparingness
  11. sparings

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