MediumClassic
"Everyone has it. Nobody can give it away. Nobody can stop it. The more of it you use, the less you have. What is it?"
Answer
Time
Explanation
Every person has time, but you cannot give your time to someone else in a literal sense. Nothing stops the passage of time. And every second spent is a second you will never get back.
This is a medium riddle in the Classic category — Time-honoured riddles passed down through generations.
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