1. reserve - Noun
2. reserve - Verb
3. Reserve - Proper noun
To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.
Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain.
To make an exception of; to except.
The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.
That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.
That which is excepted; exception.
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.
A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThey say all lovers swear more performance than they are able, and yet reserve an ability that they never perform. William Shakespeare
The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank. Robert Fogel
Common experience is the gold reserve which confers an exchange value on the currency which words are; without this reserve of shared experiences, all our pronouncements are cheques drawn on insufficient funds. René Daumal
One who wants to keep their yard tidy does not reserve a plot for the weeds. Italian Proverb
The reserve doesn't weight your pocket. Russian Proverb
The mule long keeps a kick in reserve for its master. French Proverb