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Reservation

/ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən/

The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.

📖 Definitions of "Reservation"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.

    "The committee authorised the reservation of funds."

  2. 2

    Something that is withheld or kept back.

  3. 3

    (often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt.

    "I have reservations about your intentions."

  4. 4

    A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).

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