reserves
English meaning: Reserves
Definition
(behaviour) Restriction.
Example
“The country has vast untapped oil reserves beneath the desert.”
Another example: “Many soldiers in the reserves were called up for active duty.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'reserve'. Refers to stores kept for future use ('oil reserves', 'cash reserves'), protected land or wildlife areas ('nature reserves'), or back-up military forces. Neutral register, common across finance, geology, and conservation.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'reservare' (to keep back, save), from 're-' plus 'servare' (to keep), via Old French, entering English in the 14th century.
Related Words
- grading
- tonnes
- amounting
- ore
- trillion
- biosphere
- cubic
- barrels
- depleted
- uranium
Common Collocations
- oil reserves
- cash reserves
- nature reserves
- gold reserves
- foreign reserves
Word Forms
reserve (n & v); reserves (pl); reserved; reserving
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
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- Indo-European
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