Sparing
Sparing is the act of using resources with restraint or avoiding waste, and it also refers to a form of practice in combative sports. The term encompasses both general behavior—such as sparing electricity, water, or money by limiting use—and a specialized activity in which participants train through controlled fighting.
In its linguistic sense, sparing derives from Old English sparian, meaning to spare, part with, or refrain.
In sports, sparring is a controlled practice fight used to develop technique, timing, and conditioning without
In policy and operations, sparing describes deliberate conservation of scarce resources—such as energy, water, or budget—to
Sparing also appears in everyday language to mean refraining from unnecessary action or expenditure, as in