Pare | Mean of pare in English Dictionary

/ˈpeɚ/

• Verb
• to carefully cut off the outside or the ends of (something)
1. pare an apple
2. She was paring [=(more commonly) trimming] her fingernails.
3. Pare away any brown spots on the avocado.
• to make (something) smaller
1. The company has to find a way to pare expenses.
2. The budget has been pared to the bone. [=reduced as much as possible]
3. The book was pared down to 200 pages.
4. The company has to pare down the office staff.
5. The pared-down staff was forced to work longer hours.