a part of an army or formation not committed to immediate action in a military engagement
2.
that part of a nation's armed services not in active service
reserves in Insurance
(rɪzɜrvz)
noun
(Insurance: General)
Reserves are funds that an insurer sets aside to pay future claims.
Insurers often accumulate reserves to strengthen their financial structure.
To increase its capacity, an insurer will have to demonstrate that it has adequatereserves to meet any potential losses.
Reserves are funds that an insurer sets aside to pay future claims.
technical reserves
Talking about reservesIf something depletes an organization's reserves, it uses them and makes them lower. Reserves that arefalling are often described as dwindling. Something that uses reserves is a drain on reserves.If an organization replaces reserves that have been spent, it replenishes them, and if it gets more and more reserves, it accumulates them.
Examples of 'reserves' in a sentence
reserves
The water engineer recorded a further drop in reserves of eight thousand gallons.
Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002)
The cavalry reserves waited behind, near two thousand men, ready to move forward at the first sign of a breach.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
This is a man who has few reserves left... not for what he's doing.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2002)
All related terms of 'reserves'
reserve
If something is reserved for a particular person or purpose, it is kept specially for that person or purpose.
rez
to keep back or set aside , esp for future use or contingency ; withhold
cash reserves
money set aside by an individual or a company for use in an emergency
gold reserves
the gold reserved by a central bank to support domestic credit expansion , to cover balance of payments deficits , and to protect currency
re-serve
to serve again
capital reserves
the money which a company holds in reserve
technical reserves
Technical reserves are amounts of money set aside to pay for underwriting liabilities .
game reserve
A game reserve is a large area of land, especially in Africa, where wild animals can live safely.
gold reserve
the gold reserved by a central bank to support domestic credit expansion , to cover balance of payments deficits , and to protect currency
central reserve
the strip, often covered with grass, that separates the two sides of a motorway or dual carriageway
Indian reserve
the act or an instance of reserving
legal reserve
the funds that a bank , insurance company, etc. is required by law to maintain as reserves
nature reserve
an area of land that is protected and managed in order to preserve a particular type of habitat and its flora and fauna which are often rare or endangered
scenic reserve
an area of natural beauty , set aside for public recreation
contingency reserve
a sum of money set aside for use in an emergency or to cover unforeseen expenses
reserve a room
If you reserve a room at a hotel , you keep it for a person who is going to arrive on an agreed date.
off-balance sheet reserve
a sum of money or an asset that should appear on a company's balance but does not; hidden reserve
median
The median value of a set of values is the middle one when they are arranged in order. For example , if a group of five students take a test and their marks are 5, 7, 7, 8, and 10, the median mark is 7.