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Substantiivi

1. A restriction.
2. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
3. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
4. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.
5. A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
6. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
7. (Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve.
8. (military) A body of troops kept 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.
9. (finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
10. A reserve price in an auction.
11. Wine held back and aged before being sold.
12. (ceramics) Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
13. Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.
14. (sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
15. (card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
16. In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
17. (calico printing) A resist.
18. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.

Verbi

1. (transitive) To keep back; to retain.
2. To keep in store for future or special use.
3. To book in advance; to make a reservation for.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.