spare room

collocation in English

meaningsofspareandroom

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spare
adjective
uk
/speər/us
/sper/
If something is spare, it is available to use because it ...
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room
noun
uk
/ruːm/us
/ruːm/
a part of the inside of a building that is separated from other parts by walls, floor, ...
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(Definition ofspareandroomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It has to be an owner-occupied house with aspareroomor rooms which can be turned into another home.
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I have no doubt that it is acceptable in this context to allow for provision for aspareroomfor visitors.
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We do not agree that as a general rule housing benefit claimants should be entitled to aspareroomfor guests.
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I might have aspareroomavailable if anyone is interested.
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In some instances they will discourage tenants from renting a dwelling orspareroomthat they would otherwise wish to rent.
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There are all kinds of reasons why it will be valuable to have aspareroom.
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I was talking about the position of a person with a local authority tenancy who moves to an assured tenancy with aspareroom.
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Their children have grown up and moved away, so they find themselves with at least onespareroom.
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It is not difficult to think of many parts of the country where the inhabitants have nospareroomat all.
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They have a reasonable sized house with aspareroom, so they are in a dilemma.
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I believe that it is reasonable for households in rural areas to have aspareroomin order that relatives can visit.
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We think it wise, indeed necessary, to havespareroomfor expansion against the possibility of an emergency.
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I remember being brought up in a home where the onespareroomon the floor was occupied for many years by a sick uncle.
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Is not the worker entitled to aspareroom?
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In many instances aspareroomis absolutely essential and is not a luxury.
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I am sure that he has aspareroomfor visitors.
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It is little known, but there is an important allowance that provides encouragement to people to let aspareroomto a lodger.
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Is there something so desperately wrong about people having aspareroom?
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Therefore, it is not surprising that people are reluctant to adopt the role when they have aspareroomin their homes.
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People were not turned out of their houses so brutally because there was always the house next door with aspareroomfor the victims of an eviction.
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