to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
2.
to retain or secure by express stipulation.
3.
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, service, etc.: ground reserved for gardening.
4.
to keep for oneself.
5.
to retain (the original color) of a surface, as on a painted ceramic piece.
6.
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
7.
Finance.
a.
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.
b.
uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.
8.
something kept or stored for use or need; stock: a reserve of food.
9.
a resource not normally called upon but available if needed.
10.
a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose: a forest reserve.
11.
an act of reserving; reservation, exception, or qualification: I will do what you ask, but with one reserve.
12.
Military.
a.
a fraction of a military force held in readiness to sustain the attack or defense made by the rest of the force.
b.
the part of a country's fighting force not in active service.
c.
reserves, the enrolled but not regular components of the U.S. Army.
13.
formality and self-restraint in manner and relationship; avoidance of familiarity or intimacy with others: to conduct oneself with reserve.
14.
reticence or silence.
–adjective
15.
kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
16.
of or pertaining to the animal awarded second place in livestock shows: the reserve champion steer.
—Idioms
17.
in reserve, put aside or withheld for a future need; reserved: money in reserve.
18.
without reserve,
a.
without restraint; frankly; freely.
b.
(of articles at auction) without limitation as to the terms of sale, esp. with no stipulated minimum price.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME reserven (v.) < MF reserver < L reservāre to keep back, retain, equiv. to re-re-+ servāre to save]
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. See Synonyms at book.
To keep or secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree. See Synonyms at keep.
n.
Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.
The act of reserving.
The keeping of one's feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself.
Self-restraint in expression; reticence: "One feels it everywhere, a quality of reserve, something held back"(Rollene W. Saal).
Lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution.
An amount of capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands.
A reservation of public land: a forest reserve.
An amount of a mineral, fossil fuel, or other resource known to exist in a particular location and to be exploitable: the discovery of large oil reserves.
A fighting force kept uncommitted until strategic need arises. Often used in the plural.
The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency.
adj.
Held in or forming a reserve: a reserve supply of food.
[Middle English reserven, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre, to keep back : re-, re- + servāre, to keep; see ser-1 in Indo-European roots.]
1340, from O.Fr. reserver, from L. reservare "keep back, save back," from re- "back" + servare "to keep, save, preserve, protect" (see observe). The noun meaning "something stored up" is from 1658. Reserved (in manner) first recorded 1601 in Shakespeare ("All's Well" v.3).
something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
3.
an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced [syn: substitute]
4.
(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
5.
a district that is reserved for particular purpose [syn: reservation]
6.
armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency [syn: military reserve]
7.
the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
verb
1.
hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
2.
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" [syn: allow]
3.
obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
4.
arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself Example: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.
Arabic:
يَحْجِز
Chinese (Simplified):
预定，订座
Chinese (Traditional):
預定，訂座
Czech:
rezervovat
Danish:
reservere
Dutch:
reserveren
Estonian:
tellima
Finnish:
tilata
French:
réserver
German:
reservieren
Greek:
κρατώ (θέση), κλείνω
Hungarian:
(le)foglal (helyet, szobát)
Icelandic:
taka frá, panta
Indonesian:
memesan
Italian:
prenotare
Japanese:
予約する
Korean:
예약하다
Latvian:
rezervēt; iepriekš pasūtīt
Lithuanian:
paprašyti, užsakyti
Norwegian:
reservere, holde av
Polish:
zamówić
Portuguese (Brazil):
reservar
Portuguese (Portugal):
reservar
Romanian:
a rezerva
Russian:
заказывать
Slovak:
rezervovať
Slovenian:
rezervirati
Spanish:
reservar
Swedish:
reservera
Turkish:
yer ayırtmak, rezervasyon yapmak
reserve2[rəˈzəːv]verb
to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use Example: These seats are reserved for the committee members.
Arabic:
يَحْفَظ، يَحْتَفِظ
Chinese (Simplified):
保留
Chinese (Traditional):
保留
Czech:
rezervovat
Danish:
reservere
Dutch:
reserveren
Estonian:
reserveerima, kinni panema
Finnish:
varata
French:
réserver
German:
reservieren
Greek:
φυλάγω, προορίζω
Hungarian:
fenntart
Icelandic:
taka frá
Indonesian:
mencadangkan
Italian:
riservare
Japanese:
とっておく
Korean:
따로 마련해 두다, 비축하다
Latvian:
rezervēt; pataupīt
Lithuanian:
rezervuoti, paskirti
Norwegian:
forhåndsbestille, reservere
Polish:
zarezerwować, przeznaczyć
Portuguese (Brazil):
reservar
Portuguese (Portugal):
reservar
Romanian:
a rezerva
Russian:
резервировать
Slovak:
rezervovať
Slovenian:
rezervirati
Spanish:
reservar
Swedish:
reservera
Turkish:
yer ayırmak
reserve1[rəˈzəːv]noun
something which is kept for later use or for use when needed Example: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.
Arabic:
إحْتِياطي
Chinese (Simplified):
储备
Chinese (Traditional):
儲備
Czech:
zásoba
Danish:
reserve; forråd
Dutch:
reserve
Estonian:
varu
Finnish:
varasto
French:
réserve
German:
die Reserve
Hungarian:
tartalék
Icelandic:
varaforði
Indonesian:
simpanan, persediaan
Italian:
riserva
Japanese:
予約
Korean:
비축해 둔 것
Latvian:
rezerve; krājums
Lithuanian:
atsargos
Norwegian:
forråd, lager
Polish:
zapas
Portuguese (Brazil):
reserva
Portuguese (Portugal):
reserva
Romanian:
provizii
Russian:
запас
Slovak:
rezerva
Slovenian:
zaloga
Spanish:
reserva
Swedish:
reserv
Turkish:
stok
reserve2[rəˈzəːv]noun
a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals Example: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve
Arabic:
مَحْمِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):
保留地
Chinese (Traditional):
保留地
Czech:
rezervace
Danish:
reservat; -reservat
Dutch:
reservaat
Estonian:
kaitseala
Finnish:
suojelualue
French:
réserve
German:
das Reservat
Hungarian:
védett terület, rezerváció
Icelandic:
friðland
Indonesian:
cagar alam
Italian:
riserva
Japanese:
保護区
Korean:
보호 구역
Latvian:
rezervāts; liegums
Lithuanian:
draustinis, rezervatas
Norwegian:
naturreservat
Polish:
rezerwat
Portuguese (Brazil):
reserva
Portuguese (Portugal):
reserva
Romanian:
rezervaţie
Russian:
заповедник
Slovak:
rezervácia
Slovenian:
rezervat
Spanish:
reserva
Swedish:
reservat
Turkish:
koruma bölgesi
reserve3[rəˈzəːv]noun
the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness
Arabic:
تَحَفُّظ
Chinese (Simplified):
沉默寡言
Chinese (Traditional):
沈默寡言
Czech:
rezervovanost
Danish:
tilbageholdenhed; reservation
Dutch:
terughoudendheid
Estonian:
vaoshoitus, jahedus
Finnish:
pidättyvyys
French:
réserve
German:
die Zurückhaltung
Hungarian:
tartózkodás
Icelandic:
hlédrægni
Indonesian:
pendiam
Italian:
riservatezza
Japanese:
慎み
Korean:
과묵, 삼감, 자제
Latvian:
atturība
Lithuanian:
santūrumas
Norwegian:
tilbakeholdenhet
Polish:
powściągliwość
Portuguese (Brazil):
reserva
Portuguese (Portugal):
reserva
Romanian:
rezervă
Russian:
сдержанность
Slovak:
rezervovanosť
Slovenian:
zadržanost
Spanish:
reserva
Swedish:
tillbakadragenhet
Turkish:
çekingenlik, sıkılganlık
reserve4[rəˈzəːv]noun
(often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war
Main Entry: 1re·serve Pronunciation: ri-'z&rv Function: noun 1: something stored or kept available for future use or need
<oxygen reserve> —see CARDIAC RESERVE 2: the capacity of a solution to
neutralize alkali or acid when its reaction is shifted from one hydrogen-ion concentration to another; especially: the capacity of blood or bacteriological media to react with acid or
alkali within predetermined and usually physiological limits of hydrogen-ion concentration —compare BUFFER, BUFFER SOLUTION
The funds that are earmarked by a firm from its retained earnings for future use, such as for the payment of likely-to-be-incurred bad debts. The existence of such a reserve
informs readers of the firm's financial statements that at least a part of the retained earnings will not be available to the stockholders. See also allowance for doubtful accounts, reserve for contingencies.
Main Entry: reserve Function: noun 1: something stored or kept available for future use <an energy company with various unproven oil
reserves> 2: an act of reserving 3: money kept in a separate account to meet future liabilities
legal reserve : the minimum
amount as determined by government standards of the deposits held by a bank or of the assets of a life insurance company required by law to be kept as reservesloss reserve 1: a reserve allocated by a bank for the purpose of absorbing losses <a loan loss reserve> 2: an insurance company's reserve representing the discounted value of
future payments to be made on losses which may have already occurredpolicy reserve : an insurance company's reserve representing the difference in value between the net premiums
and assumed claims for a given year in life insuranceunearned premium reserve : a reserve of funds which represents premiums paid to an insurance company but not yet applied to
policy coverage and from which a policyholder is paid a refund in the event of cancellation prior to the period for which premiums have been paid 4:RESERVE PRICE—with reserve: with a reserve price and with a seller reserving the right to reject all bids
NOTE: A sale at auction is with reserve if there is no explicit indication to the contrary.—without reserve: without a reserve price and with the seller bound to accept
the highest bid
Main Entry: re·serve Function: transitive verb Inflected Forms: re·served; re·serv·ing : to keep back or set apart: as a: to keep (a right, power, or interest) esp. by express declaration <all rights reserved> —compare WAIVEb: to defer a determination of (a question of law) <the justices reserved the question because it was not an issue in the case>
Reserve Township, PA (CDP, FIPS 64248) Location: 40.48275 N, 79.98715 W Population (1990): 3866 (1489 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Reserve, KS (city, FIPS 59050) Location: 39.97729 N, 95.56543 W Population (1990): 108 (74 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66434
Reserve, LA (CDP, FIPS 64310) Location: 30.07544 N, 90.56056 W Population (1990): 8847 (3325 housing units) Area: 48.2 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70084
Reserve, MT Zip code(s): 59258
Reserve, NM (village, FIPS 62620) Location: 33.70844 N, 108.76117 W Population (1990): 319 (160 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 87830
Reserve, WI (CDP, FIPS 67050) Location: 45.82834 N, 91.36012 W Population (1990): 371 (227 housing units) Area: 136.9 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
Re*serve"\, n. 1. (Finance) (a) That part of the assets of a bank or other financial institution specially kept in cash in a more or less liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all demands which may be made upon it; specif.: (b) (Banking) Usually, the uninvested cash kept on hand for this purpose, called the real reserve. In Great Britain the ultimate real reserve is the gold kept on hand in the Bank of England, largely represented by the notes in hand in its own banking department; and any balance which a bank has with the Bank of England is a part of its reserve. In the United States the reserve of a national bank consists of the amount of lawful money it holds on hand against deposits, which is required by law to be not less than 15 per cent (--U. S. Rev. Stat. secs. 5191, 5192), three fifths of which the banks not in a reserve city (which see) may keep deposited as balances in national banks that are in reserve cities (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5192). (c) (Life Insurance) The amount of funds or assets necessary for a company to have at any given time to enable it, with interest and premiums paid as they shall accure, to meet all claims on the insurance then in force as they would mature according to the particular mortality table accepted. The reserve is always reckoned as a liability, and is calculated on net premiums. It is theoretically the difference between the present value of the total insurance and the present value of the future premiums on the insurance. The reserve, being an amount for which another company could, theoretically, afford to take over the insurance, is sometimes called the reinsurance fund or the self-insurance fund. For the first year upon any policy the net premium is called the initial reserve, and the balance left at the end of the year including interest is the terminal reserve. For subsequent years the initial reserve is the net premium, if any, plus the terminal reserve of the previous year. The portion of the reserve to be absorbed from the initial reserve in any year in payment of losses is sometimes called the insurance reserve, and the terminal reserve is then called the investment reserve. 2. In exhibitions, a distinction which indicates that the recipient will get a prize if another should be disqualified. 3. (Calico Printing) A resist. 4. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit. 5. See Army organization, above.
Res`er*va"tion\ (r?z`?r-v?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. r['e]servation, LL. reservatio. See Reserve.]1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve. --A. Smith. With reservation of an hundred knights. --Shak. Make some reservation of your wrongs. --Shak. 2. Something withheld, either not expressed or disclosed, or not given up or brought forward. --Dryden. 3. A tract of the public land reserved for some special use, as for schools, for the use of Indians, etc. [U.S.] 4. The state of being reserved, or kept in store. --Shak. 5. (Law) (a) A clause in an instrument by which some new thing is reserved out of the thing granted, and not in esse before. (b) A proviso. --Kent. Note: This term is often used in the same sense with exception, the technical distinction being disregarded. 6. (Eccl.) (a) The portion of the sacramental elements reserved for purposes of devotion and for the communion of the absent and sick. (b) A term of canon law, which signifies that the pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices. Mental reservation, the withholding, or failing to disclose, something that affects a statement, promise, etc., and which, if disclosed, would materially change its import.
Re*serv"a*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), n. [LL. reservatorium,fr. L. resservare. See Reserve, v. t., and cf. Reservior.] A place in which things are reserved or kept. --Woodward.
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