To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious, To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance, obsolete To desist; to stop; to refrain, transitive verb_ To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save, To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to, To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with, To give or grant out of one's resources; afford, adjective_ Kept in reserve, Free for other use; unoccupied, Not elaborate or ornate; simple, noun_ A replacement, especially a tire, reserved for future need, An opening in a gown or petticoat; a placket, The score so made

slang, UK, dated, 17th-19th C. Sixpence coin