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Noun (7 meanings)

1. a district that is reserved for particular purpose.

reservation, reserve

reservation is a type of:

administrative district, administrative division, territorial division (noun) - a district defined for administrative purposes

types of reservation:

Indian reservation (noun) - a reservation set aside for the use of Indians
preserve (noun) - a reservation where animals are protected

2. a statement that limits or restricts some claim.

reservation, qualification

Example:

“he recommended her without any reservations”

reservation is a type of:

statement (noun) - a message that is stated or declared

types of reservation:

fine print, small print (noun) - the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type
weasel word (noun) - an equivocal qualification

reservation is derivationally related to:

to qualify, restrict (verb) - make more specific

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

mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee

reservation is a type of:

doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness (noun) - the state of being unsure of something

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

booking, reservation

Example:

“wondered who had made the booking”

reservation is a type of:

employment, engagement (noun) - the act of giving someone a job

reservation is derivationally related to:

to book (verb) - register in a hotel booker
to reserve (verb) - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
to reserve, hold, book (verb) - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

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

reservation is a type of:

agreement, understanding (noun) - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

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

reservation is a type of:

prearrangement (noun) - something arranged in advance

types of reservation:

upgrade (noun) - a reservation that is improved

reservation is derivationally related to:

to reserve (verb) - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
to reserve, hold, book (verb) - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

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

reservation is a type of:

preservation, saving (noun) - the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

reservation is derivationally related to:

to reserve (verb) - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency