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Definition 1:
To carefully cut off the outside or the ends of (something) often + away see also paring knife.
Examples:
pare an apple
She was paring [=(more commonly) trimming] her fingernails.
Pare away any brown spots on the avocado.
Definition 2:
To make (something) smaller :to reduce (something) in size, amount, or number often + down .
Examples:
The company has to find a way to pare expenses.
The budget has been pared to the bone. [=reduced as much as possible]
The book was pared down to 200 pages.
The company has to pare down the office staff.
The pared-down staff was forced to work longer hours.
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