Const. of (the thing spared).

The action of saving, economizing, or using with frugality.

sparing.

The careful or sparing use of money or other material resources; economy; thriftiness; frugality. Now rare.

Sparingness, frugality; inadequacy, smallness.

The quality of being frugal; moderate or sparing expenditure or use of provisions, goods, etc.

Const. of. (Common 1600–40.)

The exercise of economy, frugality, or moderation. Chiefly in the phrase to make (no,etc.) spare.

The quality of being sparing. In respect of diet, living, expenditure, etc.

The quality of being sparing or frugal; thrift, parsimony. Now rare.

The quality of being spare, in various senses of the adjective.

The quality of being chary; caution; scrupulous care; heedfulness, circumspectness; sparingness.