reserve

The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.

Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.

A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose

(Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)

(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.

(finance, insurance) Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.

A reserve price in an auction.

Wine held back and aged before being sold.

(ceramics) Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.

(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.

(card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.

In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.

(calico printing) A resist.

A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.