tr.v., -served, -serv·ing, -serves.

1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose.
2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use. See synonyms at book.
3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree. See synonyms at keep.

n.

1. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.
2. The act of reserving.
3. The keeping of one's feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself.
4. Self-restraint in expression; reticence: “One feels it everywhere, a quality of reserve, something held back” (Rollene W. Saal).
5. Lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution.
6. An amount of capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands.
7. A reservation of public land: a forest reserve.
8. 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.
9. 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.

adj.

Held in or forming a reserve: a reserve supply of food.

idiom:

in reserve

1. Kept back, set aside, or saved.

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

reservable re·serv'a·ble adj.
reserver re·serv'er n.

Funds set aside in anticipation of future payments or obligations.

1. Accounting. A valuation reserve from retained earnings to cover anticipated future payments. Also called an Allowance.

2. Banking. There are two basic types of reserves, Primary Reserves, including cash needed to operate a bank, and cash and deposits at a Federal Reserve Bank to meet the requiredReserve Ratio and secondary reserves. Required reserves are listed in the balance sheet under the asset category "cash and due from other banks." Secondary reserves are funds that can be kept in liquid investments, Treasury or municipal bonds, and can be sold readily if necessary. There is, however, no category labeled secondary reserves on the balance sheet of a bank. See also Loan Loss Reserves.

3. Mortgage Banking. A fund established by a bond issuer that may be used by the trustee of a series of mortgage backed bonds to make principal and interest payments, or to pay administrative expenses. Also known as a debt service fund.

4. Escrow fund. A fund that pays property taxes and homeowner's insurance on mortgaged property.

verb

1. To have and maintain in one's possession: hold, hold back, keep, keep back, retain, withhold. See keep/release.
2. To cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance: bespeak, book, engage. See get/lose.

noun

1. A supply stored or hidden for future use: backlog, cache, hoard, inventory, nest egg, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store, treasure. Slang stash. See collect/distribute.
2. The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself: control, restraint, reticence, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness. See restraint/unrestraint.
3. Public land kept for a special purpose: preserve, reservation. See territory.

adjective

Used or held in reserve: auxiliary, backup, emergency, secondary, standby, supplemental, supplementary. See increase/decrease.

n

Definition: coolness of manner
Antonyms: friendliness, openness, warmth

n

Definition: supply
Antonyms: emptiness, nothing

v

Definition: keep, hang on to
Antonyms: distribute, give, let go, offer, spend, use, waste

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n

Something kept in store for future use.

n. 1. the portion of a body of troops which is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement, available for a decisive movement.

2. members of the military services who are not in active service but who are subject to call to active duty.

3. the portion of an appropriation or contract authorization held or set aside for future operations or contingencies and in respect to which administrative authorization to incur commitments or obligations has been withheld.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Funds set aside to cover future expenses, losses, or claims. To retain; to keep in store for future or special use; to postpone to a future time.

A legal reserve is a monetary account required by law to be established by insurance companies and banks as protection against losses.

A trial court reserves a point of law by setting it aside for future consideration and allowing the trial to proceed as if the question had been resolved, subject to alteration of the judgment in the event the court en banc decides the question differently.

Even though this term is found on U.S. Wine labels, it has no legal definition, which means it can't be relied on to have any special meaning. Reserve appears on labels in a number of ways-Private Reserve, Proprietor's Reserve, Special Reserve, Vintner's Reserve, or simply Reserve. For some producers-like Beaulieu Vineyards and Beringer Vineyards-the term Private Reserve means the wines are their top quality. These wines are either produced from grapes coming from special vineyards or blended from superior batches of grapes. But the terms do not always indicate high quality and are often used simply as a marketing ploy. The bottom line is that wines using any of these terms should be judged on their own merit and not on the labeling.

1. to hold back for future use.
2. a supply, beyond that ordinarily used, that may be utilized in emergency.

• alkali r., alkaline r. — the amount of buffer compounds in the blood that are capable of neutralizing acids, such as sodium bicarbonate and proteins. See also alkali reserve.
• cardiac r. — the potential ability of the heart to perform work beyond that necessary under basal conditions. See also cardiac reserve.

(DOD) 1. Portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement, in order to be available for a decisive movement. 2. Members of the Military Services who are not in active service but who are subject to call to active duty. 3. Portion of an appropriation or contract authorization held or set aside for future operations or contingencies and, in respect to which, administrative authorization to incur commitments or obligations has been withheld. See also operational reserve; reserve supplies.

IN BRIEF: Something stored or available for future use. Also: Caution in one's words and behavior.

People who take the time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve. — John Miller

Quotes:

"There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person." - Jane Austen

"I would not unduly praise the virtue of restraint. It is often merely temperamental. But it is not always a sign of coldness. It may be pride. There can be nothing more humiliating than to see the shaft of one's emotion miss the mark of either laughter or tears. Nothing more humiliating! And this for the reason that should the mark be missed, should the open display of emotion fail to move, then it must perish unavoidably in disgust or contempt." - Joseph Conrad

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bestille, reservere, forbeholde sig
n. - reserve, forbeholdenhed, reserve-(f.eks. kapital/spiller)
adj. - reserve-

idioms:

• in reserve    i reserve, ekstra
• reserve price    mindstepris
• without reserve    uden forbehold

Nederlands (Dutch)
reserveren, terughoudendheid, reservevoorraad, reservaat

Français (French)
v. tr. - réserver, mettre de côté
n. - réserve, stock, restriction, (Mil) la réserve, (Sport) remplaçant, (GB, Comm) prix minimum, mise à prix
adj. - de réserve, (Sport) de réserve, remplaçant, (Mil) de réserve

idioms:

• in reserve    en réserve
• reserve price    (GB) prix minimum, mise à prix
• without reserve    sans réserve

Deutsch (German)
v. - reservieren, bestellen, aufheben
n. - Zurückhaltung, Vorbehalt, Reserve, Rücklage, Reservat, Reservespieler
adj. - reserviert

idioms:

• in reserve    in Reserve
• reserve price    Mindestgebot
• without reserve    ohne Vorbehalt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξασφαλίζω εκ των προτέρων, κάνω κράτηση, κλείνω, καπαρώνω, αγκαζάρω, επιφυλάσσω/-ομαι, διατηρώ
n. - απόθεμα, αποθεματικό, συντηρητικότητα, επιφύλαξη, επιφυλακτικότητα, επιφυλασσόμενη περιοχή, καταφύγιο (θηραμάτων), (αθλοπ.) εφεδρικός/αναπληρωματικός (παίκτης), (στρατ.) εφεδρεία

idioms:

• in reserve    ρεζέρβα, σε εφεδρεία
• reserve price    (οικον.) κατώτατο αποδεκτό τίμημα (για εκπλειστηριαζόμενο αγαθό)
• without reserve    ανεπιφύλακτα

Italiano (Italian)
riserve, prenotare, riservare, riserbo, riserva

idioms:

• in reserve    in riserva
• reserve price    prezzo minimo all'asta
• without reserve    senza riserve

Português (Portuguese)
v. - reservar, conservar, reter
n. - reserva (f), provisão (f), silêncio (m)

idioms:

• in reserve    de reserva
• reserve price    preço mínimo
• without reserve    sem reservas

Русский (Russian)
заказать, отложить, запас, оговорка, сдержанность, заповедник, резерв

idioms:

• in reserve    в резерве, в запасе
• reserve price    минимальная цена
• without reserve    без оговорок, от души, все

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - reservar
n. - reservas, reserva, cautela, reserva natural, parque nacional, reservista
adj. - reservista, de reserva

idioms:

• in reserve    en reserva, reservadamente
• reserve price    precio mínimo aceptable (en una subasta)
• without reserve    sin reservas

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - reservera, lägga undan, boka, spara
n. - reserv, förbehåll, försiktighet, reservat, lager

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
保留, 预订, 保存, 储备, 储备金, 储藏量, 保留的, 留出的, 储备的, 预备的

idioms:

• in reserve    储备的, 被留出备用
• reserve price    拍卖的最低价格, 保留价格
• without reserve    无保留地, 亳不保留地, 无条件地

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 保留, 預訂, 保存
n. - 儲備, 保留, 儲備金, 儲藏量
adj. - 保留的, 留出的, 儲備的, 預備的

idioms:

• in reserve    儲備的, 被留出備用
• reserve price    拍賣的最低價格, 保留價格
• without reserve    無保留地, 亳不保留地, 無條件地

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 남겨 두다, 예약해 두다, 다음으로 넘기다
n. - 비축, 예비대, 보류
adj. - 예비의, 준비의, 남겨 둔

idioms:

• in reserve    예비의, 남겨 둔
• without reserve    거리낌 없이

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取っておく, 残しておく, 予約する, 保有している, 差し控える, 延期する
n. - 蓄え, 準備金, 留保, 制限, 特別保留地, 禁猟区, 慎み, 控え選手

idioms:

• in reserve    取っておいた, 予備の
• reserve funds    予備資金
• reserve judgement    判決を留保する
• reserve price    最低競売価格
• reserve the right    権利を所有する
• without reserve    無条件で, 全面的に, 遠慮なく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحجز (الاسم) حجز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שמר, הזמין מראש, הניח בצד, הפריש, דחה (למועד מאוחר יותר)‬
n. - ‮עתודה, רזרבה, מילואים, שחקן מילואים, שמורה, מאגר, ריסון עצמי, איפוק, שתקנות, קרן ורווח של חברה (בבריטניה), נכסי בנק הנשמרים בצורות שונות‬
adj. - ‮נשמר במלאי‬

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