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What (who) is Reserve - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Reserves; Reserve funds; Reserve fund; Reserve system; Reserve (territorial entity); Reserve System; Different Types of Reserves; Reserve (disambiguation)
reserve
I
n.
restraint, coolness
1) to display, show reserve
2) to break down smb.'s reserve
limitation, restriction
3) without reserve (to accept a proposal without reserve)
availability
4) in reserve (to hold/keep smt. in reserve)
tract of land
5) a nature reserve
military force kept available for future use
6) the active; inactive reserve
II
v.
1) (D; tr.) ('to set aside') to reserve for (these seats are reserved for the handicapped)
2) (esp. AE) (D; tr.) ('to order in advance') to reserve for (we have reserved a room for you) (BE usu. has to book)
reserve
I. v. a.
1.
Keep, hold, retain, husband, set by, lay by, lay up, store up, withhold.
2.
Except, make an exception of.
II. n.
1.
Reservation, something reserved.
2.
Constraint, restraint, backwardness, cautious behavior, coldness, closeness, reservedness, retention, uncommunicativeness, reticence.
3.
Exception, something excepted.
4.
Reservation, restriction.
5.
Shyness, coyness, taciturnity, modesty, demureness.
reserve
¦ verb
1. retain for future use.
2. arrange for (a seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person.
3. retain or hold (a right or entitlement).
4. refrain from delivering (a judgement or decision) without due consideration or evidence.
¦ noun
1. (often reserves) a reserved supply of a commodity.
funds kept available by a bank, company, or government.
a part of a company's profits added to capital rather than paid as a dividend.
2. a body of troops withheld from action to reinforce or protect others, or additional to the regular forces and available in an emergency.
3. an extra player in a team, serving as a possible substitute.
(the reserves) the second-choice team.
4. a reservation for a native people.
5. a protected area for wildlife.
6. a lack of warmth or openness.
7. qualification or doubt attached to a statement or claim.
8. (in ceramics or textiles) an area in which the original material or background colour remains visible.
Derivatives
reservable adjective
reserver noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. reserver, from L. reservare 'keep back'.
Examples of use of Reserve
1. Even the reserve commanders say operational missions are necessary to maintain the reserve soldiers‘ preparedness.
2. The Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve made their June goals; of those, the Air Force Reserve and Marine Reserve are at or ahead of their year–to–date goals.
3. After two years of operation, the East Asia Rice Emergency Reserve (EAERR) has increase its reserve to 337,000 tonnes.
4. The board also recommended transferring SR500 million to the system reserve and SR730 million to the general reserve.
5. The reserve wasn‘t used in 2007 or 2008 so the army started 200' with NIS 2.4 billion in reserve.