to spare


to spare

1. In excessive or disposable amounts. It's all fine and well to just buy a new phone if you've got $600 to spare, but I'm trying to live within narrower means than that. It's a fun little attraction if you have some time to spare while you're visiting the city.2. Extra or left over. A: "Did you really buy all of your Christmas gifts already?" B: "Yes, and with money to spare, no less!" I had time to spare after I finished my math test.See also: spare

to spare

In addition to what is needed, extra, left over, as in We paid our bills and still had money to spare. This expression uses spare in the sense of "leftover" or "unused," a usage dating from the late 1500s. See also: spare

to spare

left over.See also: spare

to ˈspare

if you have time, money, etc. to spare, you have more than you need: I’ve got absolutely no money to spare this month. ♢ We arrived at the airport with five minutes to spare.See also: spare

to spare

In addition to what is needed: We paid our bills and had money to spare.See also: spare