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reservation

noun
USrez-er-VAY-shuhn/ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪʃən/rez-uh-VAY-shuhn/ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən/

Pluralreservations

10 meanings of reservation

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A booking that holds a room, table, or seat for you ahead of time.

    Like saving a seat for a friend before they arrive.

    We made a reservation at the restaurant for eight o'clock.

    Their flight reservations were confirmed by email last night.

    Similarbooking

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  2. 2
    nounUScountable
    An area of land that the US government set aside for a Native American nation to live on and govern.

    Her grandparents grew up on the reservation in Arizona.

    The tribe opened a new health clinic on its reservation last year.

    Similarreserve, res, rez

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  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountableplural
    A doubt or worry that keeps you from fully agreeing or feeling sure.

    Like a small voice that says, "Wait, are you really sure?"

    I have some reservations about the plan.

    She agreed to help, but not without one reservation.

    Similardoubt, misgiving, qualm, hesitation, concern

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  4. 4
    noununcountable
    The act of holding something back instead of giving or using it.

    The reservation of part of the harvest got the family through winter.

    The coach's reservation of his best players for the final game paid off.

    Similarretention, withholding, conservation

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  5. 5
    nouncountable
    Something that a person holds back instead of giving away.

    Like the one toy a child refuses to share.

    The agreement listed several reservations the owner kept for herself.

    There was one reservation in the deal: the rights to the original songs.

    Similarproviso, exception, stipulation, condition

  6. 6
    nounUKcountable
    The strip of land in the middle of a big road that keeps the two directions of traffic apart.

    Like a fence down the middle of the road keeping two streams of cars apart.

    The car spun across the reservation and into oncoming traffic.

    Workers planted shrubs along the reservation to cut the glare from headlights.

    Similarmedian

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  7. 7
    nounIndiauncountable
    A system that keeps a set share of government jobs and college places for people from disadvantaged caste and tribal groups.

    Like keeping a few seats on a team for players who never got a fair chance before.

    The reservation helped many students from poor families enter college.

    Some jobs are filled through reservation rather than open competition.

    Similarquota

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  8. 8
    noununcountable
    An official's power to hold back a region's new law until a higher government approves it.

    The governor used reservation to delay the new bill.

    Through reservation, the law was held back until the central government agreed.

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  9. 9
    noununcountable
    The practice of keeping part of the blessed communion bread so it can be given later to people who are sick.

    Like setting aside part of a meal to bring to someone who could not come.

    The reservation of the host let the priest bring communion to the hospital.

    Their parish allowed the reservation of the blessed bread in a small side chapel.

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  10. 10
    noununcountable
    The act of the pope keeping for himself the right to choose who fills certain church posts.

    The pope's reservation of the post meant only he could name the next priest.

    The reservation of these posts angered local church leaders.

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Origin

From Middle French "reservation," made from "reserve" plus "-ation."