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Definition reserve

Etymology

From Old French reserver.

Noun

reserve (countable and uncountable, plural reserves)

  1. (behaviour) Restriction.
    1. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
    2. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
  2. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
    1. A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
    2. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
    3. (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
    4. (military) 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.
    5. (finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
    6. A reserve price in an auction.
    7. Wine held back and aged before being sold.
  3. (social) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.
    1. (sports) 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.
    2. (card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
  4. In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
  5. (calico printing) A resist.
  6. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.

Verb

reserve (third-person singular simple present reserves, present participle reserving, simple past and past participle reserved)

  1. To keep back; to retain.
  2. To keep in store for future or special use.
  3. To book in advance; to make a reservation.
  4. (obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.

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