spare
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /speə(r)/US /sper/
Meaning
adjective
available to do what you want with rather than work
“He's studying music in his spare time.”
verb
to make something such as time or money available to somebody or for something, especially when it requires an effort for you to do this
“spare something/somebody, I'd love to have a break, but I can't spare the time just now.”
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