reservation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of reserving a place or passage or engaging the services of a person or group

   We have reservations at the hotel for one week.

2. 2
   noun

   something reserved in advance, as a hotel accommodation, a seat on a plane, etc.

   We have a dinner reservation at 7:00.

3. 3
   noun

   a statement that limits or restricts some claim

   I recommended you without any reservations.

4. 4
   noun

   The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.

   The committee authorised the reservation of funds.

5. 5
   noun

   A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern.

   I have reservations about your intentions.

6. 6
   noun

   An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.

   I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith.

7. 7
   noun

   The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway.

   A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic.

8. 8
   noun

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

Etymology

From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation.