Definitions
1.nounThe act of reserving, withholding or keeping back."The committee authorised the reservation of funds."
2.nounSomething that is withheld or kept back.
3.noun(often in the plural) A limiting qualification; a doubt."I have reservations about your intentions."
4.nounA tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian reserve).
5.nounAn arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance."I have a hotel reservation in the name of Mr Smith."
6.nounThe area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway; see also central reservation."A vehicle crashed through the central reservation into the path of oncoming traffic."
7.nounThe setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).