kept back, retained; set aside for a specific purpose; reticent, formal in manner or behavior; characterized by formal behavior or manners; ordered in advance, booked
save for later, keep back for future use, retain; set aside for a specific purpose; order in advance (hotel room, airline ticket, etc.)
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Reserved Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Reserve
of Reserve
(a.)
Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.
Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.
(a.)
Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutKept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
reserved
\re*served"\ (-z?rvd"), a.
1. kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
2. restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank. to all obliging, yet reserved to all. nothing reserved or sullen was to see. -- re*serv"ed*ly (r&?;-z&?;rv"&?;d-l&?;), adv. -- re*serv"ed*ness , n.
reserved
adj
1. set aside for the use of a particular person or party [ant: unreserved]
2. marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-victoria sackville-west [ant: unreserved]
3. cool and formal in manner [syn: restrained, reticent, unemotional]
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reserved memory
Adjective
1. set aside for the use of a particular person or party
(antonym) unreserved
(similar) booked, engaged, set-aside(p)
2. marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West
(antonym) unreserved
(similar) aloof, distant, upstage
(see-also) backward
3. cool and formal in manner
(synonym) restrained, reticent, unemotional
(similar) undemonstrative
Noun
1. formality and propriety of manner
(synonym) modesty
(hypernym) propriety, properness, correctitude
(hyponym) demureness
2. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
(synonym) backlog, stockpile
(hypernym) accumulation
(hyponym) bank
(derivation) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside
3. an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
(synonym) substitute
(hypernym) athlete, jock
(hyponym) bench warmer
(member-holonym) bench
4. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
(hypernym) indefinite quantity
(hyponym) pulmonary reserve
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
5. a district that is reserved for particular purpose
(synonym) reservation
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(hyponym) indian reservation
6. armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
(synonym) military reserve
(hypernym) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
(member-meronym) reservist
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
7. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
(synonym) reticence, taciturnity
(hypernym) uncommunicativeness
Verb
1. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"
(hypernym) withhold, keep back
(hyponym) devote
(derivation) backlog, stockpile
2. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"
(synonym) allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside
(hypernym) assign, allot, portion
(derivation) backlog, stockpile
3. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) book up
(verb-group) hold, book
(derivation) reservation
4. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
(synonym) hold, book
(hypernym) request, bespeak, call for, quest
(hyponym) keep open, hold open, keep, save
(entail) procure, secure
(derivation) reservation
Adjective
1. not engaged in military action
(synonym) inactive, reserve(a)
(similar) nonoperational
2. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
(synonym) reserve(a), spare
(similar) unnecessary, unneeded
Reserved Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
Reserved Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
That portion of the demonstrated reserve base that is estimated to be recoverable at the time of determination. The reserve is derived by applying a recovery factor to that component of the identified coal resource designated as the demonstrated reserve base.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006Reserved Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Reserve (sometimes Reserves) may refer to:
Economic
- Official gold reserves, held by central banks as a store of value
- Foreign exchange reserves, the foreign currency deposits held by central banks and monetary authorities
- Reserve currency, a currency which is held in significant quantities as part of foreign exchange reserves
- Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an emergency petroleum store maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy
- Fractional-reserve banking
- Bank reserves, holdings of deposits in central banks plus currency that is physically held in bank vaults
- Reserve (accounting), any part of shareholders' equity, except for basic share capital
- Reserve (project management), an element of the total project budget provided for realized project changes
- Mineral reserves, natural resources that are economically recoverable, e.g. Oil reserves
- Actuarial reserves, a liability equal to the present value of the future expected cash flows of a contingent event
- Reserve Primary Fund, a money market fund which "broke the buck"
- Auction Reserve, a minimum amount of money bid required for a sale in an English auction
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Reserved Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
1) Held for a particular engagement or race. 2) Held off the pace.
