reserve
to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
to retain or secure by express stipulation.
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, service, etc.: ground reserved for gardening.
to keep for oneself.
to retain (the original color) of a surface, as on a painted ceramic piece.
to save or set aside (a portion of the Eucharistic elements) to be administered, as to the sick, outside of the Mass or communion service.
Finance.
cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside, as by a corporation, bank, state or national government, etc., to meet expected or unexpected demands.
uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.
something kept or stored for use or need; stock: a reserve of food.
a resource not normally called upon but available if needed.
a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose: a forest reserve.
an act of reserving; reservation, exception, or qualification: I will do what you ask, but with one reserve.
Military.
a fraction of a military force held in readiness to sustain the attack or defense made by the rest of the force.
the part of a country's fighting force not in active service.
reserves, the enrolled but not regular components of the U.S. Army.
formality and self-restraint in manner and relationship; avoidance of familiarity or intimacy with others: to conduct oneself with reserve.
reticence or silence.
kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
of or relating to the animal awarded second place in livestock shows: the reserve champion steer.
Idioms about reserve
in reserve, put aside or withheld for a future need; reserved: money in reserve.
without reserve,
without restraint; frankly; freely.
(of articles at auction) without limitation as to the terms of sale, especially with no stipulated minimum price.
Origin of reserve
1synonym study For reserve
Other words for reserve
Opposites for reserve
Other words from reserve
- re·serv·a·ble, adjective
- re·serve·less, adjective
- non·re·serv·a·ble, adjective
- non·re·serve, noun, adjective
Words that may be confused with reserve
- re-serve, reserve
Words Nearby reserve
Other definitions for re-serve (2 of 2)
Origin of re-serve
2Words that may be confused with re-serve
- re-serve , reserve
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How to use reserve in a sentence
As far as logistics, we reserve two hours in calendars but we try to hit 90 minutes.
Best practices for Zoom board meetings at early-stage startups | Walter Thompson | February 12, 2021 | TechCrunchThe difference, Nesbitt said, was that this time the city reserved more than 1,000 of the 2,500 appointments for patients who called to sign up.
South Africa and U.K. coronavirus variants detected in D.C.; Maryland to open third mass vaccination site | Erin Cox, Julie Zauzmer, Rachel Chason | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostIn communities with large reserves of social capital, people trust their institutions and their neighbors.
Researchers identify social factors inoculating some communities against coronavirus | Christopher Ingraham | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostThe company will likely begin by allowing a limited number of employees to reserve office space if desired.
Publishers look to allay employee fears over a return to the office by offering additional flexibility | Jessica Davies | February 10, 2021 | DigidayChairlift grazing not only reserves more time for skiing but also can keep you energized throughout the day.
We reserve the right to any legal action to prevent new pranks of the kind.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStone, according to Marine officials, served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps reserve.
The actor and police enthusiast reportedly wants to be a reserve officer.
LAPD Foundation: Mark Wahlberg Would Make a Good Reserve Cop | Asawin Suebsaeng | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSome prisons reserve the dayroom or common area for weddings.
Thank you, Federal reserve for printing all that money for the past half dozen years.
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam | P. J. O’Rourke | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsThe dormant accounts most of the banks maintain with the reserve bank are, perhaps, indicative of their attitude toward it.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsAt the reserve bank they may borrow as a standing right and not as a favor which may be cut off.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsShe never realized that the reserve of her own character had much, perhaps everything, to do with this.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinCustomers will do things in the name of the Federal reserve System which they have never done before.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur Phillips
British Dictionary definitions for reserve (1 of 2)
/ (rɪˈzɜːv) /
to keep back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency; withhold
to keep for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to question these men later
to obtain or secure by advance arrangement: I have reserved two tickets for tonight's show
to delay delivery of (a judgment), esp in order to allow time for full consideration of the issues involved
something kept back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency
(as modifier): a reserve stock
the state or condition of being reserved: I have plenty in reserve
a tract of land set aside for the protection and conservation of wild animals, flowers, etc: a nature reserve
Also called: reservation Canadian an area of land set aside, esp (in the US and Canada) for American or Canadian Indian peoples
Australian and NZ an area of publicly owned land set aside for sport, recreation, etc
the act of reserving; reservation
a member of a team who only plays if a playing member drops out; a substitute
(often plural)
a part of an army or formation not committed to immediate action in a military engagement
that part of a nation's armed services not in active service
coolness or formality of manner; restraint, silence, or reticence
finance
a portion of capital not invested (a capital reserve) or a portion of profits not distributed (a revenue or general reserve) by a bank or business enterprise and held to meet legal requirements, future liabilities, or contingencies
(often plural) liquid assets held by an organization, government, etc, to meet expenses and liabilities
without reserve without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly
Origin of reserve
1Derived forms of reserve
- reservable, adjective
- reserver, noun
British Dictionary definitions for re-serve (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈsɜːv) /
(tr) to serve again
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