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re·serve  (r-zûrv)

tr.v. re·served, re·serv·ing, re·serves

1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose.

2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use. See Synonyms at book.

3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree. See Synonyms at keep.

n.

1. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose.

2. The act of reserving.

3. The keeping of one's feelings, thoughts, or affairs to oneself.

4. Self-restraint in expression; reticence: "One feels it everywhere, a quality of reserve, something held back" (Rollene W. Saal).

5. Lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution.

6. An amount of capital held back from investment in order to meet probable or possible demands.

7. A reservation of public land: a forest reserve.

8. An amount of a mineral, fossil fuel, or other resource known to exist in a particular location and to be exploitable: the discovery of large oil reserves.

9.

a. A fighting force kept uncommitted until strategic need arises. Often used in the plural.

b. The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency.

adj.

Held in or forming a reserve: a reserve supply of food.

Idiom:

in reserve

Kept back, set aside, or saved.

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[Middle English reserven, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservre, to keep back : re-, re- + servre, to keep; see ser-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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re·serva·ble adj.

re·server n.

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reserve [rɪˈzɜːv]

vb (tr)

1. to keep back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency; withhold

2. to keep for oneself; retain I reserve the right to question these men later

3. to obtain or secure by advance arrangement I have reserved two tickets for tonight's show

4. (Law) to delay delivery of (a judgment), esp in order to allow time for full consideration of the issues involved

n

1.

a.  something kept back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency

b.  (as modifier) a reserve stock

2. the state or condition of being reserved I have plenty in reserve

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) a tract of land set aside for the protection and conservation of wild animals, flowers, etc. a nature reserve

4. the usual Canadian name for reservation [4]

5. Austral and NZ an area of publicly owned land set aside for sport, recreation, etc.

6. the act of reserving; reservation

7. (General Sporting Terms) a member of a team who only plays if a playing member drops out; a substitute

8. (Military) (often plural)

a.  a part of an army or formation not committed to immediate action in a military engagement

b.  that part of a nation's armed services not in active service

9. coolness or formality of manner; restraint, silence, or reticence

10. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance

a.  a portion of capital not invested (a capital reserve) or a portion of profits not distributed (a revenue or general reserve) by a bank or business enterprise and held to meet legal requirements, future liabilities, or contingencies

b.  (often plural) liquid assets held by an organization, government, etc., to meet expenses and liabilities

without reserve without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly

[from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre to save up, from re- + servāre to keep]

reservable  adj

reserver  n

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1. Portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement, in order to be available for a decisive movement.
2. Members of the Military Services who are not in active service but who are subject to call to active duty.
3. Portion of an appropriation or contract authorization held or set aside for future operations or contingencies and, in respect to which, administrative authorization to incur commitments or obligations has been withheld. See also operational reserve; reserve supplies.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reserve - formality and propriety of manner modesty correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior demureness - the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
	2.	reserve - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose stockpile, backlog accumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporation bank - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) fuel level - the amount of fuel remaining reserve account, reserve fund - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
	3.	reserve - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced second-stringer, substitute bench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench" athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sports bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays pinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
	4.	reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity pulmonary reserve - the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
	5.	reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purpose reservation 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
	6.	reserve - armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency military reserve armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" reservist - a member of a military reserve
	7.	reserve - the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary reticence, taciturnity uncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicative
Verb	1.	reserve - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation" withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" devote - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
	2.	reserve - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day" appropriate, earmark, set aside, allow allot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
	3.	reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" book up - book all available places or tickets book, reserve, hold - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
	4.	reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" book, hold call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" hold open, keep open, save, keep - retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

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reserve

verb

1. book, arrange in advance, make a reservation for, prearrange, pre-engage, engage, bespeak I'll reserve a table for five.

2. put by, keep, hold, save, secure, retain, set aside, hold back, put aside, lay aside Ask your newsagent to reserve your copy today.

3. keep, hold, save, husband, store, retain, preserve, set aside, withhold, hang on to, conserve, stockpile, hoard, lay up, put by, keep back Strain and reserve the cooking liquor.

4. delay, postpone, withhold, put off, defer, keep back The Court has reserved its judgement.

noun

1. store, fund, savings, stock, capital, supply, reservoir, fall-back, stockpile, hoard, backlog, cache The country's reserves of petrol are running very low.

2. reservation, park, preserve, sanctuary, tract monkeys at the wildlife reserve

3. shyness, silence, restraint, constraint, reluctance, formality, modesty, reticence, coolness, aloofness, secretiveness, taciturnity I hope you'll overcome your reserve.

4. reservation, doubt, delay, uncertainty, hesitation, indecision, hesitancy, vacillation, irresolution, dubiety I committed myself without reserve

5. (often plural) reinforcements, extras, auxiliary, backup a squadron leader in the RAF military reserve

adjective

substitute, extra, spare, secondary, alternative, fall-back, auxiliary You always have to have reserve players.

in reserve in readiness, ready, spare, to hand, on hand, on call This is the vehicle kept in reserve.

Translations

reserve [rɪˈzɜːv]

A. N

1. [of money, fuel, minerals] → reserva f
to have sth in reserve → tener algo de reserva
to have a reserve of strength → tener una reserva de fuerzas
to keep sth in reserve → guardar algo en reserva
there are untapped reserves of energy → hay fuentes de energía sin explotar todavía
Spain possesses half the world's reserves of pyrites → España posee la mitad de las reservas mundiales de piritas

2. (Mil) the reserve → la reserva

3. (esp Brit) (Sport) → reserva mf, suplente mf
to play in or with the reserves → jugar en el segundo equipo

4. (= land) → reserva f (also game reserve) → coto m (de caza) (also nature reserve) → reserva f natural

5. (= restriction) without reserve → sin reserva

6. (= hiding one's feelings) → reserva f
without reserve → sin reserva

B. VT

1. (= book, set aside) → reservar
that's being reserved for me → eso está reservado para mí
did you reserve the tickets? → ¿has reservado los billetes?
to reserve the right to do sth → reservarse el derecho de hacer algo
to reserve one's strength → conservar las fuerzas
I'm reserving myself for later → me reservo para más tarde

2. (Jur) → aplazar
I reserve judgment on this → me reservo el juicio en este asunto
the judge reserved sentence → el juez difirió la sentencia

C. CPD reserve currency N → divisa f de reserva
reserve fund N → fondo m de reserva
reserve petrol tank (Brit) reserve gas tank (US) N → depósito m de gasolina de reserva
reserve player N → suplente mf
reserve price N (Brit) → precio m mínimo(fijado en una subasta)
reserve team N (Brit) (Sport) → equipo m de reserva

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reserve [rɪˈzɜː^rv]

n

(= supply) → réserve f
the world's oil reserves → les réserves de pétrole mondiales
He was able to draw on vast reserves of talent and enthusiasm → Il pouvait s'appuyer sur de vastes réserves de talent et d'enthousiasme.
to keep sth in reserve → garder qch en réserve

(= protected land) → réserve f
wildlife reserve → réserve naturelle
forest reserve → réserve forestière

(= reticence) → réserve f

(mainly British) (SPORT) (= substitute) → remplaçant(e) m/f
I was reserve in the game last Saturday → J'étais remplaçant dans le match de samedi dernier.

(MILITARY) → réservistes mpl

vt

(= book) [+ seats, table, room] → réserver
I'd like to reserve a table for tomorrow evening → J'aimerais réserver une table pour demain soir.

(= set aside) [+ seats, table, room] → réserver
to be reserved for the use of → être réservé(e) à l'usage de

reserves npl (MILITARY) → réservistes mpl
reserve bank n (US) → banque f de réserve
reserve currency n → monnaie f de réserve

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reserve

vt

(= keep) → aufsparen, aufheben; to reserve judgement/one’s decision → mit einem Urteil/seiner Entscheidung zurückhalten; to reserve the right to do something → sich (dat) → (das Recht) vorbehalten, etw zu tun; to reserve oneself for something → sich für etw schonen

(= book in advance: client) → reservieren lassen; the lady at the box office reserved 4 seats for us → die Dame an der Kasse hat uns 4 Plätze reserviert; are you reserving these seats for anyone? → haben Sie diese Plätze für jemanden reserviert?

n

(= store) (→ an +dat) → Reserve f, → Vorrat m; (Fin) → Reserve f; to have great reserves of energy → große Kraftreserven haben; cash reserve → Barreserve f; world reserves of copper → die Weltkupferreserven pl, → die Weltreserven pl → an Kupfer; to have/keep something in reserve → etw in Reserve haben/halten

without reserve → ohne Vorbehalt, vorbehaltlos; with great reserve → unter or mit starken Vorbehalten

= reserve price

(= piece of land) → Reservat nt, → Reservation f

(= coolness, reticence) → Reserve f, → Zurückhaltung f; he treated me with some reserve → er behandelte mich etwas reserviert

(Mil: = force) → Reserve f; (= soldier) → Soldat(in) m(f) → der Reserve; the reserves → die Reserveeinheiten

(Sport) → Reservespieler(in) m(f)

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reserve in cpds → Reserve-;

reserve currency

n → Reservewährung f

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reserve:

reserve fund

n → Rücklage f, → Reservefonds m

reserve holdings

pl (Fin) → Währungsreserven pl

reserve list

n (Brit Mil) → Reserveliste f

reserve player

n → Reservespieler(in) m(f)

reserve price

n (Brit) → Mindest- or Ausrufpreis m

reserve tank

n → Reservetank m

reserve team

n → Reserve(mannschaft) f

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reserve [rɪˈzɜːv]

1. n

a. (most senses) → riserva; (hiding one's feelings) → riserbo
keep/have in reserve → tenere/avere di riserva
without reserve → senza riserve

b. the reserves npl (Mil) → le riserve

2. vt

a. (table, seat) → prenotare, riservare; (set aside) → riservare
to reserve one's strength → risparmiarsi le forze

b. to reserve judgment (on) (fig) → riservarsi di decidere in merito (a)
to reserve the right to do → riservarsi il diritto di fare

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reserve [rɪˈzɜːv]

1. n

a. (most senses) → riserva; (hiding one's feelings) → riserbo
keep/have in reserve → tenere/avere di riserva
without reserve → senza riserve

b. the reserves npl (Mil) → le riserve

2. vt

a. (table, seat) → prenotare, riservare; (set aside) → riservare
to reserve one's strength → risparmiarsi le forze

b. to reserve judgment (on) (fig) → riservarsi di decidere in merito (a)
to reserve the right to do → riservarsi il diritto di fare

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reserve

v reserve [rəˈzəːv]

1 to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table. bespreek يَحْجِز запазвам rezervovat reservere reservieren κρατώ (θέση), κλείνω reservar tellima رزرو کردن varata réserver לְהַזמִין बचा रखना, आरक्षित रखना rezervirati (le)foglal (helyet, szobát) memesan taka frá, panta prenotare 予約する 예약하다 paprašyti, užsakyti rezervēt; iepriekš pasūtīt menempah reserveren reservere, holde av zamówić reservar a re­zerva заказывать rezervovať rezervirati rezervisati reservera จอง yer ayırtmak, rezervasyon yapmak 預訂 замовляти заздалегідь مخصوص کرنا یا ہونا đặt trước 预定，订座

2 to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use These seats are reserved for the committee members. bespreek يَحْفَظ، يَحْتَفِظ запазвам rezervovat reservere reservieren φυλάγω, προορίζω reservar reserveerima, kinni panema انوختن؛ ذخیره کردن varata réserver לִשמוֹר किसी उद्देश्य विशेष के लिये रखना, आरक्षित करना držati rezerviranim, namijeniti fenntart mencadangkan taka frá riservare とっておく (물건 등을) …을 위하여 따로 두다 rezervuoti, paskirti rezervēt; pataupīt dikhaskan reserveren forhåndsbestille, reservere zarezerwować, przeznaczyć reservar a rezerva резервировать rezervovať rezervirati rezervisati reservera สงวนไว้ yer ayırmak 保留 резервувати کسی خاص شخص یا طبقے کے لیے مخصوص ہونا dành cho 保留

n

1 something which is kept for later use or for use when needed The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods. reserwe إحْتِياطي запас zásoba reserve; forråd die Reserve απόθεμα reserva varu ذخیره varasto réserve עָתוּדָה जो वस्तु आगे काम में लाने के लिए रखी जाए rezerva tartalék simpanan, persediaan varaforði riserva 予約 저장품, 예비품 atsargos rezerve; krājums simpanan reserve forråd, lager zapas reserva provizii запас rezerva zaloga rezerva reserv[] สิ่งที่สำรองไว้ stok 儲備 запас, резерв محفوظ đồ dự trữ 储备

2 a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve. reservaat مَحْمِيَّه резерват rezervace reservat; -reservat das Reservat χώρος προστασίας του φυσικού περιβάλλοντος, εθνικό πάρκο reserva kaitseala منطقه حفاظت شده suojelualue réserve שְׁמוּרָה अभयारण्य rezervat védett terület, rezerváció cagar alam friðland riserva 保護区 (특정 목적을 위한) 보류지, 지정지 draustinis, rezervatas rezervāts; liegums simpan reservaat naturreservat rezerwat reserva rezervaţie заповедник rezervácia rezervat rezervat reservat เขตสงวน koruma bölgesi 保育區 заповідник مقام محفوظ khu bảo tồn 保留地

3 the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness. teruggetrokke تَحَفُّظ сдържаност rezervovanost tilbageholdenhed; reservation die Zurückhaltung επιφυλακτικότητα, συστολή reserva vaoshoitus, jahedus توداری؛ خوددراری varautuneisuus réserve אִיפּוּק मानसिक प्रतिबंध rezerviranost, suzdržanost tartózkodás pendiam hlédrægni riservatezza 慎み 자제 santūrumas atturība pemalu terughoudendheid tilbakeholdenhet powściągliwość reserva re­zervă сдержанность rezervovanosť zadržanost uzdržanost tillbakadragenhet การสงวนท่าที çekingenlik, sıkılganlık 沈默寡言，含蓄 стриманість کم گوءی tính kín đáo 沉默寡言

4 (often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war. reservis جُنْدي أو جَيْش إحْتِياطي запас záloha reserver die Reserve εφεδρεία reservistas reservvägi سربازان ذخیره reservi réserviste(s) מִילוּאִים सेना का वह भाग जो जरूरत पड़ने पर तैयार रहे vojne rezerve, rezervna vojska tartalék állomány cadangan varalið riserva 予備軍 예비군 rezervas (karaspēka) rezerve pasukan simpanan reserve reservesoldat(er), reserven rezerwa reserva rezervist; cadre de rezervă резерв záloha rezervist(i) rezerva reserv กองหนุน yedekler, ihtiyatlar 後備軍 запас, резерв محفوظ فوجی دستہ dự bị động viên 后备军，预备队

n reserˈvation [rezə-]

1 the act of reserving the reservation of a room. bespreking حَجْز запазване rezervování reservation; booking die Reservierung κράτηση, κλείσιμο θέσης reserva ettetellimine, kinnipanemine جا رزرو کردن varaaminen réservation הַזמָנָה आरक्षण rezervacija (szoba)foglalás pemesanan bókun, pöntun prenotazione 予約 예약 išankstinis užsakymas rezervēšana; iepriekšēja pasūtīšana penempahan reservering reservering, bestilling rezerwacja reserva rezer­vare заказ rezervovanie rezervacija rezervacija reservation, bokning การจอง yer ayırtma, rezervasyon 預訂 замовлення заздалегідь محفوظ کیا جانا یا کرنا sự đặt trước 保留

2 something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved Have you a reservation, Sir? bespreking حَجْز مكان أو مَقْعَد резервация rezervace reservation die Reservierung κράτηση (π.χ. σε εστιατόριο) reserva ettetellimine تعیین جا از پیش varaus réservation הַזמָנָה सुरक्षित rezervacija foglalt asztal pesanan tempat pöntun; e-ð frátekið prenotazione 予約 예약된 것 rezervuota vieta rezervēta vieta tempahan reservering bestilling, reservasjon rezerwacja reserva rezervare заранее заказанное место rezervácia rezervacija rezervacija reserverad plats, reserverat bord สิ่งที่จองไว้ ayırtılmış yer 訂位，訂房 заздалегідь замовлене місце محفوظ شدہ شے sự đặt trước 预定

3 a doubt. twyfel شَك، تَحَفُّظ съмнение zdrženlivost tvivl der Vorbehalt επιφύλαξη reserva kahtlus تردید varaus réserve הִסתַייגוּת एतराज oprez, sumnja fenntartás keraguan efasemd riserva 留保 의혹 abejonė, išlyga iebildums sangsi voorbehoud forbehold, reservasjon zastrzeżenie reserva reţinere сомнение zdržanlivosť zadržanost sumnja reservation, förbehållsamhet ความสงสัย kuşku 懷疑 сумнів شبہ sự e dè 怀疑

4 a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose an Indian reservation in the United States. reservaat أرْض مَحْمِيَّه резерват rezervace reservat; -reservat das Reservat καταυλισμός reserva reservaat قطعه زمین اختصاصی reservaatti réserve שְׁמוּרָה किसी खास उद्देश्य से जमीन आरक्षित रखना rezervat rezerváció permukiman verndarsvæði riserva ～保護区 보류지 rezervacija rezervāts tanah simpanan reservaat reservat rezerwat reserva rezervaţie резервация rezervácia rezervat rezervat reservat เขตสงวน Kızılderili kabileler için ayrılmış bölge 保留區 резервація کسی خاص مقصد کے لیے محفوظ جگہ vùng đất dành cho một mục đích nhất định 保留地

adj reˈserved

not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc a reserved manner. ingetoë مُتَحَفِّظ сдържан zdrženlivý reserveret; tilbageholdende zurückhaltend συγκρατημένος, συνεσταλμένος reservado vaoshoitud محتاط pidättyväinen réservé מוּפנָם अमिलनसार, संकोची rezerviran, suzdržan tartózkodó pendiam hlédrægur riservato 慎みのある 조심스러운 santūrus, rezervuotas rezervēts; atturīgs pemalu gereserveerd reservert powściągliwy reservado rezervat сдержанный zdržanlivý zadržan uzdržan reserverad ซึ่งสงวนท่าที çekingen 沈默寡言的，含蓄的 стриманий; обережний کم گو kín đáo 沉默的

have, keep etc in reserve

to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home. het iets in reserwe إحْتِياطي، مُدَّخَر държа в запас mít v záloze holde i reserve in Reserve halten φυλάγω για ώρα ανάγκης tener algo de reserva, guardar algo ülekaalu saama پس انداز varastoida avoir/garder en réserve בַּצָד imati u rezervi tartalékol sebagai cadangan geyma til vara tenere di riserva とっとおく 예비로 남겨 두다 turėti/paimti viršų, nugalėti turēt rezervē/krājumā sebagai simpanan in reserve houden ha i reserve mieć w rezerwie ter de reserva a pune deoparte одержать верх mať v zálohe imeti na zalogi čuvati u rezervi ha/hålla i reserv สำรองไว้ saklamak 預留 в запасі کسی خاص ضرورت کے لیے محفوظ sự dự phòng 战胜

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reserve → احتياطي, مَحْمِيَّة, يَحْتَفِظ, يَحجِز rezerva, rezervace, rezervovat, šetřit (si) booke, reservat, reserve, reservere buchen, Reservat, Reserve, reservieren απόθεμα, διαφυλάσσω, κάνω κράτηση, καταφύγιο άγριας ζωής reserva, reservar pitää itsellään, suojelualue, vara, varata réserve, réserver rezerva, rezervat, rezervirati, sačuvati prenotare, riserva 予約する, 保護区, 取っておく, 蓄え 보류지, 보유, 예약하다 boeken, reservaat, reserve, reserveren bestille, reservat, reserve, reservere powściągliwość, rezerwat, zarezerwować reserva, reserva de terra, reservar бронировать, запас, запасать, заповедник boka, reservat, reservera เขตสงวน, การเก็บรักษา, จอง, สำรอง koruma alanı, saklamak, yedek, yer ayırtmak đặt chỗ, dự trữ, khu bảo tồn, vật dự trữ 保留, 储备, 矿藏量, 预订