A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose
A reserve price in an auction.
Wine held back and aged before being sold.
A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.
Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain.
The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.
A resist.
Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.
A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.
In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.
A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.
A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)
Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.
A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.
A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.
To keep back; to retain.
To book in advance; to make a reservation.
To keep in store for future or special use.
A slice, section or portion.
A distinct subdivision of a single policyholder's benefits, typically relating to separate premium increments.
One of a set of classes or risk maturities that compose a multiple-class security, such as a CMO or REMIC; a class of bonds. Collateralized mortgage obligations are structured with several tranches of bonds that have various maturities.
A pension scheme's or scheme member's benefits relating to distinct accrual periods with different rules.
To divide into tranches.