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- DictionaryRe·serve/rəˈzərv/
verb
- 1. refrain from using or disposing of (something); retain for future use: "roll out half the dough and reserve the other half"
noun
- 1. a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required: "Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves"
- 2. a force or body of troops kept back from action to reinforce or protect others, or additional to the regular forces and available in an emergency: "the men were stationed as a central reserve ready to be transported wherever necessary"