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reservation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ (General-American)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- The committee authorised the reservation of funds.
(countable, uncountable) 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) 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) Something that is withheld or kept back.
(countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern.
- I have some reservations about cosigning a loan for him.
- I have reservations about your intentions.
- Apart from the problemette with the punchy bits, I've got only one reservation with the game and that's that the tie-in element is a bit shaky to say the least. 1992, Jonny Quest (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 75, page 16)
(US, countable, uncountable) 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.
(countable, uncountable) An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
- I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith.
- I haven't booked, so I don't have a clue as to whether the service will be busy or not. Supposedly, reservations are compulsory, but I want to find out what would happen if you just turn up. 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 68:
(UK, countable, uncountable) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway.
- A three-lane motorway can be up to (or even more than) 35 metres wide, with a hard shoulder on either side and a central reservation. 2023 August 23, Chris Howe, “Green screen: HS2's route through the shires”, in RAIL, number 990, page 34:
- A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic.
(India, countable, uncountable) 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).
(countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
reservations	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

res · median (central reservation, motorway lane separator) · rez (Indian reservation) · reserve · central reservation · median · median strip (central reservation, motorway lane separator) · rez · reserve (Indian reservation) · rezzy · booking (advance arrangement) · res (Indian reservation) · median strip

Translations (142)

mi whenua rāhui (tract of land) · oc reservacion (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · bg резерва (limiting qualification) · hu helyfoglalás (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sk rezervácia (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · oc resèrva (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · pt reserva (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · af voorbehoud (limiting qualification) · fi varaus (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · bg резерват (tract of land) · pt reserva (tract of land) · fi pidätys (something withheld) · hu lefoglalás (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sv reservation (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · ms tempahan (something withheld) · hu előrendelés (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · wo reserwaasiyon (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu védett/természetvédelmi terület (tract of land) · sv bokning (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · bg запас (something withheld) · hu rezerváció (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sv invändning (limiting qualification) · hu megszorítás (limiting qualification) · vi đặt trước (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · uk резерва́ція (tract of land) · af bespreking (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · af voorbehoud (something withheld) · lt abejonė (limiting qualification) · sv reservation (limiting qualification) · cmn 保留 (act of withholding) · fr réserve (tract of land) · oc reservacion (something withheld) · ja 保留 (act of withholding) · ru сохране́ние (act of withholding) · es reserva (tract of land) · hu tartalékolás (act of withholding) · hu szobafoglalás (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · es reservación (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu félretétel (act of withholding) · da reservation (act of withholding) · pl zastrzeżenie (limiting qualification) · es coto (tract of land) · nl reservering (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · de Reservat (tract of land) · mi whenua tāpui (tract of land) · da reservation (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · ro rezervație (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · lt išlyga (limiting qualification) · hu rendelés (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · af reservaat (tract of land) · cs rezervace (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · tr yer ayırtma (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · mt prenotazzjoni (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · pt ressalva (limiting qualification) · sh rezervácija (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · mi potau (limiting qualification) · tr rezervasyon (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · bg уговорка (limiting qualification) · ml സംവരണം (act of withholding) · ja 居留地 (tract of land) · ar حَجْز (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu fenntartás (limiting qualification) · hu visszatartás (act of withholding) · cs výhrada (limiting qualification) · be бранірава́нне (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · fi varaus (limiting qualification) · uk застере́ження (limiting qualification) · pt reserva (act of withholding) · hu kétség (limiting qualification) · mi tāpuitanga (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu kikötés (limiting qualification) · es reserva (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · fr réserve (limiting qualification) · vi đặt (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · oc reservacion (act of withholding) · uk бронюва́ння (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu helyváltás (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu rezervátum (tract of land) · de Bedenken (limiting qualification) · hu félretétel (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sv reservat (tract of land) · uk резервува́ння (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · ru резерва́ция (tract of land) · oc resèrva (something withheld) · ru сомнение (limiting qualification) · el επιφύλαξη (limiting qualification) · hu félretevés (act of withholding) · uk резервува́ння (act of withholding) · el κράτηση (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sv undantag (something withheld) · hu vadrezervátum (tract of land) · fi varaaminen (act of withholding) · fr réservation (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · fr réservation (something withheld) · ru брони́рование (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · it prenotazione (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sl rezervacija (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · pdt Bedenkjen (limiting qualification) · oc resèrva (tract of land) · sv förbehåll (limiting qualification) · eo rezervado (act of withholding) · ja 予約 (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · pl rezerwacja (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sh резерва́ција (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · bg резерва́ция (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · de Vorbehalt (something withheld) · ru оставле́ние (act of withholding) · sv reservation (act of withholding) · be рэзервава́нне (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · ga agús (limiting qualification) · es reserva (limiting qualification) · de Reservierung (act of withholding) · bg запазване (act of withholding) · nv náhásdzo (tract of land) · eo rezervado (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · yi רעזערוואַציע (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · fr réservation (act of withholding) · mk резервација (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · oc resèrva (limiting qualification) · be брані́раванне (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · cmn 保留地 (tract of land) · de Vorbehalt (limiting qualification) · nl reservatie (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · sl rezervat (tract of land) · pt reservação (act of withholding) · de Reservierung (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu fenntartás (act of withholding) · da forbehold (limiting qualification) · cmn 預約 /预约 (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · hu foglalás (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · ro rezervație (tract of land) · id pesanan (something withheld) · no forbehold (limiting qualification) · fi reservaatti (tract of land) · hu záradék (limiting qualification) · yo ominú (limiting qualification) · ru резерви́рование (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · ro rezervă (limiting qualification) · fi pidättäminen (something withheld) · ms tempahan (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · ko 예약 (arrangement by which something is secured in advance) · eo rezervado (tract of land)

wikidata: Q57237926 · wikidata: Q2145615

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