reservableadj.
/rᵻˈzəːvəbl/, U.S. /rəˈzərvəb(ə)l/, /riˈzərvəb(ə)l/ That may be reserved (in various senses).
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society > law > legal concepts > [adjective] > that may be reserved
reservable1650
reservatory1829
the mind > possession > retaining > [adjective] > able to be retained > for oneself or another
reservable1756
society > communication > record > written record > [adjective] > that may be reserved
reservable1971
society > trade and finance > buying > [adjective] > able to be bought > reservable in advance by payment
bookable1843
reservable1971
1650 E. Andrewe in F. Buckley True Relat. Tryal Col. Andrewe (1660) 31 The whole proceeding contrary to these laws, without a Jury of his Peeres, were avoydable, and reservable by writ of error.
1665 Irish Act 17 & 18 Chas. II c. 2 §13 A certificate..containing the lands allotted..with..the number of acres..and the rents reservable.
1756 T. Amory Life John Buncle I. 211 Acquiescing in every obstruction, as ultimately reservable to divine providence.
1829 London Lit. Gaz. 3 Jan. 11/1 The remuneration of the professors..will depend wholly on the number of students in their respective classes; some part of the payments made by the students being reservable for the general purposes of the College.
1880 Times 28 Aug. 11/1 The waste lands..referred to by this decree, are reservable from the date thereof for the purpose of allotment as property.
1910 P. A. Bruce Institutional Hist. Virginia 17th Cent. ii. vii. 353 The only limit to the increase in the size of this herd was fixed by the area of ground reservable for their pasturage.
1971 Daily Tel. 29 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 7/1 There were three seat prices—50p, 80p and £1.10. But only the most expensive were reservable in advance.
2008 Telegram & Gaz. (Worcester, Mass.) (Nexis) 14 Sept. The passes are reservable online through the library's Web site.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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