Sekirov Dictionary

reserve

UK /ɹɪˈzɜːv/US /ɹɪˈzɝv/

verb 4
noun 18
forms 3

verb4

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to ask in advance for something such as a table or a ticket to be held until the time it is needed
- I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.
- Thanks for reserving us a room!
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To keep in store for future or special use.
- This cake is reserved for the guests!
- Please reserve me a parking space if you can.
•
To keep back; to retain.
- We reserve the right to make modifications.
- I will reserve judgment until I have actually read his book.
(no longer used) To make an exception of; to except.

noun18

That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
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A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
- New oil reserves are continuously being discovered, but not as fast as the existing ones are running out.
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A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
- no reserves [the military force is throwing everything it has at the front]
Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
Wine held back and aged before being sold.
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A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
- the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio was originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut.
- the Clergy Reserves in Canada are for the support of the clergy.
(Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve.
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.
A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
A restriction.
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The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
- The book is on reserve.
- I accept your view with one reserve.
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A reserve price in an auction.
- no reserve [the lot(s) will be sold no matter how low the bids are]
- reserve not met [the lot(s) will not be sold because the highest bid was too low to be acceptable]
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Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
- Each is decorated with a simple disk in reserve and a band in reserve adorned with white dots. — 1973
A resist.
A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.

forms

reserved · reserving · reserves

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