reserve

[ ri-zurv ]

/ rɪˈzɜrv /

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verb (used with object), re·served, re·serv·ing.

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.

noun

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.

adjective

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 for 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

1325–75; Middle English reserven (v.) < Middle French reserver < Latin reservāre to keep back, retain, equivalent to re- re- + servāre to save

SYNONYMS FOR reserve

1 husband, hold, store. See keep.

8 supply.

14 taciturnity, constraint, coldness.

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ANTONYMS FOR reserve

1 squander.

13, 14 warmth.

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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

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British Dictionary definitions for in reserve

reserve

/ (rɪˈzɜːv) /

verb (tr)

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

noun

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

Derived forms of reserve

reservable, adjective reserver, noun

Word Origin for reserve

C14: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre to save up, from re- + servāre to keep

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reserve

[ rĭ-zûrv′ ]

v.

To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose.

To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use.

n.

Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.

adj.

Held back, set aside, or saved.

Forming a reserve.

Idioms and Phrases with in reserve

in reserve

Kept back, set aside, or saved. For example, We have a fair amount of cash in reserve, or The coach decided to keep the best player in reserve until the last quarter. [Late 1600s]

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reserve

verb (used with object), re·served, re·serv·ing.

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adjective

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