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Spare Noun Bre Speə(R Sper Boot/Trunk Lost Key

Word spare
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / speə(r) / NAmE / sper /
Example
  • to get the spare out of the boot/trunk
  • i've lost my key and i haven't got a spare.
  • it can be difficult to get spares for some older makes of car.
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spare

(noun)BrE / speə(r) / NAmE / sper /
  1. an extra thing that you keep in case you need to replace the one you usually use (used especially about a tyre of a car)
    • to get the spare out of the boot/trunk
    • I've lost my key and I haven't got a spare.
    • = spare part
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/spare-part
    • It can be difficult to get spares for some older makes of car.

    Word Origin

    • Old English spær ‘not plentiful, meagre’, sparian ‘refrain from injuring’, ‘refrain from using’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German sparen ‘to spare’.
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