reserve
noun (KEEPING) /rɪˈzɜːv/
/-ˈzɝːv/ Definition
C2 [C or U] the act of keeping something or a supply of something until it is needed, or a supply that you keep: She keeps a little money in reserve (= for use if and when needed). The librarian has put the book on reserve for me (= will keep it for me when it becomes available). We still have a reserve of food/food reserves in case of emergency.Keeping and storing things
(Definition of reserve noun (KEEPING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- appropriate verb (KEEP MONEY)
- bank noun (STORE)
- cling (on) to sth phrasal verb
- dump noun
- dump verb (GET RID OF)
- earmark verb
- enshrine verb
- husbandry noun (CAREFUL USE)
- lay sth in phrasal verb
- lodge verb (STORE)
- maintain verb (CONTINUE TO HAVE)
- pack sth away phrasal verb (TIDY)
- put sth away phrasal verb (STORE)
- repository noun
- stash verb
- stockpile noun
- stockpile verb
- storage noun
- store sth up phrasal verb
- trap verb
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