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reservation Definition

res·er·va·tion (rez′ər vā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of reserving or that which is reserved; specif.,
    1. a withholding of a right, interest, etc.
    2. that part of a deed or contract which provides for this
    3. ☆ public land set aside for some special use an Indian reservation, military reservation
    4. ☆ an arrangement by which a hotel room, theater or airline ticket, etc. is set aside and held until called for
    5. ☆ anything so reserved in advance
    6. ☆ the promise of or a request for such an arrangement
  2. a limiting condition or qualification, tacit or expressed, as in an agreement to make a promise with mental reservations

Etymology: ME < ML reservatio

reservation Synonyms

reservation

n.

  1. The act of reserving

    restriction, limitation, isolation, withholding, setting aside, exclusive possession, booking, bespeaking, retainment, retaining, arranging, engagement.

  2. An instrument for reserving

    ticket, pass, license, badge, stipulation, card, twofer*.

  3. The space reserved

    seat, table, car, room, bus, train, box, stall, place, parking spot, berth, compartment.

  4. Qualification

    misgiving, qualm, hesitancy, exception; see doubt 2, limitation 2, qualm 1.

reservation Law Definition

n

A right held back or given to the grantor, such as some right, profit, or interest in the estate or property that is being granted; a delayed decision by a court or other body on a point of law; a preservation of the right to dispute a point of contract by a party nevertheless performing same (such as, performing under reservation). See also under protest.

reservation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • express: Some victims ' families have also expressed reservations about the merit of these measures.
  • cancel: We ask for at least 24 hours notice to cancel a reservation.
  • confirm: COMMENTS: A deposit of £ 50.00 per room is required to confirm the reservation either by check or credit card.
  • make: Full payment is required to make a reservation or purchase a flight voucher.

Preposition: on

+44: To book your Christmas break in Scotland at Rufflets call reservations on +44 ( 0)1334 472594 or send an inquiry.

Adjective modifier

  • provisional: A provisional reservation of the Old Dairy will be held for a period of 7 days pending receipt of the deposit.
  • Indian: Players are charged by many orders on indian reservations.
  • grave: The Joint Human Rights Committee of the Parliament had expressed " grave reservations " : about the plans.
  • onward: In this case, failure to reconfirm may result in cancelation of such a return or onward reservation.
  • central: Learned his trade on central reservation on Prince of Wales Rd.
  • serious: However, the results of three days of meetings behind closed doors leave us with serious reservations.

Modifies a noun

  • confirmation: Your reservation confirmation will only be automatically e-mailed to you once your credit card details have been entered.
  • inquiry: I don't have an e-mail address - can I still make a reservation inquiry?

Noun used with modifier

  • hotel: Hotel reservations can be made with Hotel Systems by phoning the above numbers or visiting the Ryanair web-site.
  • airline: Cheap Flights: airline ticket reservations, discount flights and holidays all with Skytrips.
  • seat: On the German Rail trains, you may travel without having a seat reservation.
  • sleeper: If a sleeper reservation is not honored, the relevant Train Company will refund the reservation fee.
  • telephone: Telephone reservations will be held for ONE WEEK pending receipt of your deposit and booking form.
  • advance: Advance reservations are required at £ 1 per single journey.

Preposition: in

anticipation: Without limitation, no user shall make any speculative, false or fraudulent reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand.