Sparing
/ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something or someone is spared.
"The sparings of my frugality have, however, in a sufficient degree, augmented my originally scanty patrimony; […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of spare form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
Adjective
- 1 avoiding waste wordnet
Example
More examples"Would you mind sparing me thirty minutes of the day?"