to spare

to spare
LEFT (OVER), remaining, unused, unneeded, not required, still available, surplus (to requirements), superfluous, extra; informal going begging.
spare

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to spare
Over and above what is required
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Main Entry:spare

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left over

that turkey will feed ten people with some to spare

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to spare
◇ If you have money, time, energy, etc., to spare, you have more than enough money, time, energy, etc.

He seems to have energy to spare. [=he seems to have a lot of energy]

We have very little time to spare. [=we do not have a lot of time]

I have no money to spare [=I do not have enough money] for such things.

He got there with (only) minutes/seconds to spare. [=he got there only minutes/seconds before he needed to; he got there just in time]

He got there with time to spare. [=he got there early; he got there in plenty of time]

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to ˈspare idiom
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.

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