reserve
verb (used with object)
to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
reserves
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pluralof reserve.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof reserve (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
reserveverb (used with object)to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
Example Sentences
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But he will be one of three players, along with Ben Currie and Ben Talty, listed as non-playing reserves.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
For consumer and mortgage loans, banks add to reserves based on anticipated charge-off rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
Sentiment is likely buoyed by expectations that the People’s Bank of China will continue adding to its gold reserves, ANZ said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
US energy firms have this year signed a raft of multi-billion-dollar deals with Venezuela, which has agreed to grant the United States control of a huge chunk of its vast oil reserves.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Many of them live on mission stations or government reserves, or else work for whites as herdsmen on cattle stations.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
