RESERVATION


Meaning of RESERVATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-zər-ˈvā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : an act of reserving something: as

a.

(1) : the act or fact of a grantor's reserving some newly created thing out of the thing granted

(2) : the right or interest so reserved

b. : the setting of limiting conditions or withholding from complete exposition

answered without reservation

c. : an arrangement to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's use ; also : a promise, guarantee, or record of such engagement

2.

a. : a limiting condition

agreed, but with reservation s

b. : doubt , misgiving

had serious reservation s about marriage

3. : something reserved: as

a. : a tract of public land set aside (as for use by American Indians)

b. : an area in which hunting is not permitted ; especially : one set aside as a secure breeding place

• res·er·va·tion·ist -sh(ə-)nist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.