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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024res•er•va•tion /ˌrɛzɚˈveɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the act of creating a doubt in one's mind or making an exception in one's thinking:[uncountable]to recommend without reservation.
- a doubt in one's mind or an exception in one's thinking:[countable]I accept what he says, but with some reservations.
- [countable] a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose, esp. for the use of Native American people.
- [countable] an arrangement to set aside something for guaranteed use at a later time, as a room in a hotel, a seat on an airplane, or a place at a restaurant.
See -serv-2. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024res•er•va•tion (rez′ər vā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart.
- the act of making an exception or qualification.
- an exception or qualification made expressly or tacitly:to accept something, but with inner reservations.
- a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose, as for the use of an Indian tribe.
- an arrangement to secure accommodations at a restaurant or hotel, on a boat or plane, etc.
- the record kept or assurance given of such an arrangement:Sorry, the hotel has no reservation under that name.
- Middle French reservation, equivalent. to reserv(er) to reserve + -ation -ation
- Middle English reservacioun 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reservation /ˌrɛzəˈveɪʃən/ n - the act or an instance of reserving
- something reserved, esp hotel accommodation, a seat on an aeroplane, in a theatre, etc
- (often plural) a stated or unstated qualification of opinion that prevents one's wholehearted acceptance of a proposal, claim, statement, etc
- an area of land set aside, esp (in the US) for American Indian peoples
- Brit the strip of land between the two carriageways of a dual carriageway
- the act or process of keeping back, esp for oneself; withholding
- a right or interest retained by the grantor in property granted, conveyed, leased, etc, to another
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