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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Still, England are only one injury away from some inexperienced reserves.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Copper miners, Cryer adds, mostly know where the big reserves are concentrated, and unearthing lots of surprisingly large deposits is unlikely now.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Fed benchmark, the Federal Funds Rate, sets the interest rate big banks use to lend or borrow their excess reserves to one another.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
In part, this was due to China drawing on domestic reserves and reducing imports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Although he possessed extraordinary reserves of energy, he’d been profligate with those reserves, and by the time he got to Camp Four they were nearly depleted.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
