Dictionary entries for 'reserve'

Synonyms

re·serve (rĭ-zûrv́)

[Middle English reserven, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre, to keep back, re-, re-, + servāre, to keep.]

transitive verb: -served, -serv·ing, -serves.

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

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.
1. A fighting force kept uncommitted until strategic need arises. Often used in the plural.
2. The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency.