Definitions for Reservationˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
res•er•va•tionˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən(n.)
the act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart.
the act of making an exception or qualification.
an exception or qualification:
to accept something with inner reservations.
a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose, as for the use of an American Indian people.
an arrangement to secure accommodations, as at a restaurant or on a plane.
Category: Common Vocabulary
the record kept or assurance given of such an arrangement.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of reservation:
1350–1400; ME < MF
Princeton's WordNet
reservation, reserve(noun)
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
reservation, qualification(noun)
a statement that limits or restricts some claim
"he recommended her without any reservations"
mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee(noun)
an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly
booking, reservation(noun)
the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)
"wondered who had made the booking"
reservation(noun)
the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance
reservation(noun)
something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)
reservation(noun)
the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
reservation(noun)ˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən
a feeling of doubt
I have some reservations about the new system.
reservationˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən
an arrangement to have a theater ticket, train ticket, hotel room, etc.
a hotel/flight/restaurant reservation; I'll make reservations for four people at 8:00.
reservationˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən
a protected area where animals can live safely
a nature reservation
reservationˌrɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən
in the U.S. an area of land that Native Americans own, live on, and govern
to live on a reservation
Wiktionary
reservation(Noun)
The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
reservation(Noun)
Something that is withheld or kept back.
reservation(Noun)
A limiting qualification (often used in the plural).
I have reservations about your intentions.
reservation(Noun)
A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).
reservation(Noun)
An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
reservation(Noun)
the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway.
Origin: From reservation.
Webster Dictionary
Reservation(noun)
the act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve
Reservation(noun)
something withheld, either not expressed or disclosed, or not given up or brought forward
Reservation(noun)
a tract of the public land reserved for some special use, as for schools, for the use of Indians, etc
Reservation(noun)
the state of being reserved, or kept in store
Reservation(noun)
a clause in an instrument by which some new thing is reserved out of the thing granted, and not in esse before
Reservation(noun)
a proviso
Reservation(noun)
the portion of the sacramental elements reserved for purposes of devotion and for the communion of the absent and sick
Reservation(noun)
a term of canon law, which signifies that the pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices
Translations for Reservation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- besprekingAfrikaans

- حَجْزArabic

- запазванеBulgarian

- reservaPortuguese (BR)

- rezervováníCzech

- die ReservierungGerman

- reservation; bookingDanish

- κράτηση, κλείσιμο θέσηςGreek

- reservaSpanish

- ettetellimine, kinnipanemineEstonian

- جا رزرو کردنFarsi

- varaaminenFinnish

- réservationFrench

- הַזמָנָהHebrew

- आरक्षणHindi

- rezervacijaCroatian

- (szoba)foglalásHungarian

- pemesananIndonesian

- bókun, pöntunIcelandic

- prenotazioneItalian

- 予約Japanese

- 예약Korean

- išankstinis užsakymasLithuanian

- rezervēšana; iepriekšēja pasūtīšanaLatvian

- penempahanMalay

- reserveringDutch

- reservering, bestillingNorwegian

- rezerwacjaPolish

- جا رزرو کردنPersian

- ساتنه، سپمو نه (دبدى ورځى دپارهPashto

- reservaPortuguese

- rezervareRomanian

- заказRussian

- rezervovanieSlovak

- rezervacijaSlovenian

- rezervacijaSerbian

- reservation, bokningSwedish

- การจองThai

- yer ayırtma, rezervasyonTurkish

- 預訂Chinese (Trad.)

- замовлення заздалегідьUkrainian

- محفوظ کیا جانا یا کرناUrdu

- sự đặt trướcVietnamese

- 预订,保留Chinese (Simp.)

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