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noun

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The correct spelling is res. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back. For example: "The committee authorised the reservation of funds."

Usage Examples

The committee authorised the reservation of funds.

I have reservations about your intentions.

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
  2. 2.Something that is withheld or kept back.
  3. 3.(often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt.
  4. 4.A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).
  5. 5.An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.

verb

  1. 1.To raise from the dead, to bring life back to.
  2. 2.To restore to a working state.
  3. 3.To bring back to view or attention; reinstate.

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