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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.

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to spare

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

See also: spare