# spares

Pronunciation: say "SPAIRZ" US /spɛɚz/, UK /spɛə(ɹ)z/, AUS /speːz/

## Noun

1. Plural of spare. — plural of spare
   - Simple: Plural of spare. Use this form when you mean more than one spare.
   - _The mechanic ordered new spares for the broken engine._
   - _She rolled two spares in a row to climb the leaderboard._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of spare. — third-person singular simple present indicative of spare
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of spare. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The new system spares workers hours of repetitive data entry each week._
   - _Whenever a flood threatens, the river spares the higher fields on the eastern bank._

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