Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in reserve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: in- re-serve
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Stored and set aside for possible (future) use; spoken for.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: reserve, reserved, reservedly; held back; spare, backup; up one's sleeve, on ice, saved up, stored up, stored away"
"to hold [something] in reserve"
"[something] is held in reserve"
"They still have forces in reserve."
"In 1915, concurrent with the L.S.W.R. electrification, power was supplied from the Waterloo sub-station, and the old equipment held in reserve. Some generator sets were removed, and motor generators installed for standby lighting and other services."
"The Schynige Platte Railway carries on its traffic with no more than four electric locomotives (with one steam locomotive in reserve)."

Phrases

in store

Frequently Paired Words

conserved preserved in store

Synonyms

reserve reserved reservedly held back spare backup up one's sleeve on ice saved up stored up stored away

Questions

What does in reserve mean?: Stored and set aside for possible (future) use; spoken for.

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