Definitions for reserve

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reserve re·serve

Spelling: [ri-zurv]

IPA: /rɪˈzɜrv/

Reserve is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in reserve (eeerrsv).

Definitions for reserve

noun

1. Finance. 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. uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements.
2. something kept or stored for use or need; stock:
3. a resource not normally called upon but available if needed.
4. a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose:
5. an act of reserving; reservation, exception, or qualification:
6. Military. a fraction of a military force held in readiness to sustain the attack or defense made by the rest of the force. the part of a country's fighting force not in active service. reserves, the enrolled but not regular components of the U.S. Army.
7. formality and self-restraint in manner and relationship; avoidance of familiarity or intimacy with others:
8. reticence or silence.

Idioms

1. in reserve, put aside or withheld for a future need; reserved:
2. without reserve, without restraint; frankly; freely. (of articles at auction) without limitation as to the terms of sale, especially with no stipulated minimum price.

adjective

1. kept in reserve; forming a reserve:
2. of or relating to the animal awarded second place in livestock shows:

verb (used with object)

1. 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.:
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.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to serve again.

Origin of reserve

1325-75; Middle English reserven (v.) Middle French reserver Latin reservāre to keep back, retain, equivalent to re- re- + servāre to save

Examples for reserve

We can make that reserve bigger by living a more active lifestyle and exercising, pushing our bodies to do more.

The president is right in his criticisms, but wrong to reserve them only for the Republican Party.

How restful this quiet and reserve after the colour and line tumult of the Higbee apartment.

"Don't talk like that," said Andy with a certain amount of reserve which was not natural to him.

There seemed to be no reserve with this surprising young person.

That reserve gets smaller with sedentary lifestyles, and with age.

The actor and police enthusiast reportedly wants to be a reserve officer.

I threw off all reserve--about half a pound, I should judge.

Washington's horse and Kirkwood's infantry formed the reserve.

We reserve the right to any legal action to prevent new pranks of the kind.