Reserve Reserves Needed Team Noun Bre Rɪˈzɜːv Rɪˈzɜːrv

• large oil and gas reserves
• he discovered unexpected reserves of strength.
• the company has substantial reserves of capital.
• reserve funds

reserve

1. a supply of something that is available to be used in the future or when it is needed
• large oil and gas reserves
• He discovered unexpected reserves of strength.
• The company has substantial reserves of capital.
• reserve funds
2. a piece of land that is a protected area for animals, plants, etc.
• see also game reserve
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/game-reserve
• a wildlife reserve
• = reservation (3)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reservation
3. the quality that somebody has when they do not talk easily to other people about their ideas, feelings, etc.
• synonym reticence
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reticence
• She found it difficult to make friends because of her natural reserve.
• Jaime always talked to people without reserve.
4. a feeling that you do not want to accept or agree to something, etc. until you are quite sure that it is all right to do so
• Any contract should be treated with reserve until it has been checked.
• She trusted him without reserve (= completely).
5. an extra player who plays in a team when one of the other players is injured or not available to play
6. a team that is below the level of the main team
7. an extra military force, etc. that is not part of a country’s regular forces, but is available to be used when needed
• the Army Reserve
• the reserve police
8. the lowest price that somebody will accept for something, especially something that is sold at an auction
• The painting failed to reach to its reserve and was withdrawn from the sale.
9. available to be used in the future or when needed
• The money was being kept in reserve for their retirement.
• 200 police officers were held in reserve.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.