reservation

res·er·va·tion  (rzr-vshn)

n.

1. The act of reserving; a keeping back or withholding.

2. Something that is kept back or withheld.

3. A limiting qualification, condition, or exception: has reservations about the proposal.

4. A tract of land set apart by the federal government for a special purpose, especially one for the use of a Native American people.

5.

a. An arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance, as in a hotel or on an airplane.

b. The accommodations so secured.

c. The record or promise of such an arrangement.

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reser·vation·ist n.

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reservation

Noun

1. a doubt: his only reservation was, did he have the stamina?

2. an exception or limitation that prevents one's wholehearted acceptance: work I admire without reservation

3. a seat, room, etc. that has been reserved

4. (esp. in the US) an area of land set aside for American Indian peoples: the Cherokee reservation

5. Brit short for central reservation

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The stated qualification by a nation that describes the part of a standardization agreement that it will not implement or will implement only with limitations. See also implementation; ratification; subscription.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reservation - a district that is reserved for particular purpose reserve administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes Indian reservation - a reservation set aside for the use of Indians preserve - a reservation where animals are protected
	2.	reservation - a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations" qualification statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" fine print, small print - the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" weasel word - an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion
	3.	reservation - an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly arriere pensee, mental reservation doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty - the state of being unsure of something
	4.	reservation - the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group); "wondered who had made the booking" booking employment, engagement - the act of giving someone a job
	5.	reservation - the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises; "they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business"; "there was an understanding between management and the workers"
	6.	reservation - something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.) prearrangement - something arranged in advance upgrade - a reservation that is improved; "I got an upgrade to first class when coach class was full"
	7.	reservation - the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion preservation, saving - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

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reservation

noun 1. (often plural) doubt, scepticism, scruples, demur, hesitancy

noun 2. reserve, territory, preserve, homeland, sanctuary, tract, enclave

Translations

reservation [rɛzəˈveɪʃən] n → reserva;

(BRIT) (also: central reservation) → mediana;

with reservations → con reservas

reservation [rɛzəˈveɪʃən] n (= booking) → réservation f (= doubt, protected area); réserve f;

(Brit) (Aut) (also: central reservation) → bande médiane;

to make a reservation (in an hotel/a restaurant/on a plane) → réserver or retenir une chambre/une table/une place;

with reservations (doubts) → avec certaines réserves

reservation [rɛzəˈveɪʃən] n (booking) → Reservierung f;

(doubt) → Vorbehalt m;

(land) → Reservat nt;

to make a reservation (in hotel etc) → eine Reservierung vornehmen;

with reservation(s) (doubts) → unter Vorbehalt

reservation [rɛzəˈveɪʃən] n (= booking) → prenotazione f (= doubt); dubbio (= protected area); riserva;

(BRIT ) (AUT) (also: central reservation) → spartitraffico m inv;

to make a reservation (in an hotel/a restaurant/on a plane) → prenotare (una camera/una tavola/un posto);

with reservations (= doubts) → con le dovute riserve