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reservation

reservation

267 2.4
An arrangement made in advance to hold a seat, room, or service
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛzərˈveɪʃən/
translation icon : reserva
  • I made a reservation for a table at my favorite restaurant this Friday.
  • make a reservation
  • cancel a reservation
  • a hotel reservation

And we put them in the cleaners and we had a reservation to fly back to New Orleans.

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Examples

  • Hello, yes I would love a reservation for six people tonight.

  • I have a reservation, under Irene Palmer.

  • So we made it here at our lunch reservation at Stone Farm.

  • We think we might have a reservation, but it has not been confirmed.

  • I suggest that next time you call for a reservation, do it in advance.

  • So we just made it to our late lunch at Fort, made a reservation for next week.

  • Sunday we do not take reservations for breakfast or lunch.

  • I always make those reservations and put something on my calendar.

  • Um, my apologies, but, uh, we're actually going to have to cancel our reservation.

  • We have reservations there.

Synonyms

booking
vsreservation
31 1.0

An arrangement made in advance to keep a seat, room, or time for you

focuses on holding seats, rooms, or services and does not include appointments

Antonyms

cancellation
  • Texting
63 1.9

Stopping something planned so it no longer happens

Compounds

12 5.0

Land set aside for a Native American tribe to live on and use

A secret doubt that stops you agreeing fully

Surface Forms

reservation singular
reservations plural

Morphology

reservation = reserve (transparent) = reserve + ation

Standard nominalization of the verb 'reserve' indicating the act or arrangement of reserving; learners who know 'reserve' will infer this meaning.

Etymology

Reservation comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and servare 'to keep'. It originally meant 'to set something aside', so a reservation for a table or room is something kept just for you.