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Reservation

//ˌɹɛzɚˈveɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. countable, uncountable

    "The committee authorised the reservation of funds."

  2. 2
    the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.; The practice of reserving part of the consecrated bread of the Eucharist for the communion of the sick. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) wordnet
  5. 5
    The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.; The act of the pope to reserve to himself the right to nominate to certain benefices. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly wordnet
  2. 7
    Something that is withheld or kept back. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) wordnet
  4. 9
    A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern. countable, in-plural, often, uncountable

    "I have reservations about your intentions."

  5. 10
    a statement that limits or restricts some claim wordnet
  6. 11
    A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory. US, countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance wordnet
  8. 13
    An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance. countable, uncountable

    "I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith."

  9. 14
    a district that is reserved for particular purpose wordnet
  10. 15
    The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway. UK, countable, uncountable

    "A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic."

  11. 16
    The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe). India, countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A power of an overseeing authority to suspend legislation in the jurisdiction being overseen pending the approval of a higher authority. Such as a provincial/state governor reserving a bill passed by the state/provincial legislature from assent, pending approval of the federal government; or a federal bill passed by federal parliament being reserved by the viceroy pending approval by the crown. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation.

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