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reservation

noun

the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

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Word length
11
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
ES
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˌɹɛzəˈveɪʃən

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion

noun

  1. the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group)

    “wondered who had made the booking”

noun

  1. an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly

noun

  1. something reserved in advance (as a hotel accommodation or a seat on a plane etc.)

noun

  1. a statement that limits or restricts some claim

    “he recommended her without any reservations”

noun

  1. the written record or promise of an arrangement by which accommodations are secured in advance

noun

  1. a district that is reserved for particular purpose

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Example Sentences

wondered who had made the booking
he recommended her without any reservations

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