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reserve [ re·serve ]

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rɪˈzɜːrv ]
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rɪˈzɜːv ]
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Verb

1. Retain for future use.

Then drain the mushrooms, reserving the liquor.

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2. (reserve something for) Use or engage in something only in or at (a particular circumstance or time)

Decades ago, restaurant dining was, indeed, reserved for special occasions.

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3. (in church use) retain (a portion of the consecrated elements) after Mass for communion of the sick or as a focus for devotion.

Jesus is present in a very real and powerful way in every church that reserves the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle.

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4. Retain or hold (a right or entitlement), especially by formal or legal stipulation.

the editor reserves the right to edit letters

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5. Arrange for (a room, seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person.

Your table is always reserved in the dining room.

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6. Refrain from delivering (a judgement or decision) without due consideration or evidence.

He reserved his decision and delivered oral reasons for judgment on June 13.

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Noun

1. (often reserves) A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Huge reserves of uranium barely keep the economy afloat.

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2. Funds kept available by a bank, company, or government.

Not all central banks, however, require commercial banks to deposit reserves.

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3. A part of a company's profits added to capital rather than paid as a dividend.

the bank built up a cash reserve of £2bn to meet any run on the bank once the loss was revealed

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4. A body of troops withheld from action to reinforce or protect others, or additional to the regular forces and available in an emergency.

They could, however, bring in fresh forces from the reserves to maintain battle-worthiness.

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5. A member of the military reserve.

If you're a member of the reserves or National Guard, you may be eligible for a new tax deduction this year.

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6. An extra player who is a possible substitute in a team.

He marked his reserve team debut against Sunderland with the winning goal.

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7. (the reserves) The second-choice team.

playing in the first team has been a big step up after the reserves

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8. A place set aside for special use.

The reserve contains the remains of an apple and damson orchard.

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9. A reservation for an indigenous people.

This is why many Natives leave reserves for the city.

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10. A protected area for wildlife.

Marine reserves are our national parks of the sea.

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11. A lack of warmth or openness in manner or expression.

she smiled and some of her natural reserve melted

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12. A feeling of doubt qualifying acceptance of a person, statement, or plan.

Above all we expect to be able to judge it without reserve.

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13. short for reserve price

No reserve has been set although a price in excess of £3.5 million is expected when the pub is auctioned on November 8.

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14. (in the decoration of ceramics or textiles) an area in which the original material or background colour remains visible.

Penwork decoration, with designs in reserves on a black background, may itself have first developed within the Tunbridge ware industry.

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Origin

1. Middle English from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.

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