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reserves n : civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army [syn: militia]

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Reserve (sometimes Reserves) may refer to:

Course reserve, library materials reserved for particular users
Dynamic reserve, the set of metabolites that the organism can use for metabolic purposes
Reserve clause, in North American professional sports contracts
Game reserve, land set aside for maintenance of wildlife for tourism or hunting
Fuel reserve, an extra fuel tank, or extra fuel in the main fuel tank
Recreation reserve, a park with sporting or other recreational facilities
Reserve stockpile, bulk materials reserved for future use
Reserved decision, where a judge takes time to review evidence and the law and delivers a decision at a later time
Nature reserve, a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest,
Indian reserve, in Canada, a tract of land reserved for the use and benefit of a band
Reserve team, the second team fielded by a sports club, often football-soccer

Official gold reserves, held by central banks as a store of value
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an emergency petroleum store maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy
Fractional-reserve banking
Bank reserves, holdings of deposits in central banks plus currency that is physically held in bank vaults
Foreign exchange reserves, the foreign currency deposits held by central banks and monetary authorities
- Reserve currency, a currency which is held in significant quantities as part of foreign exchange reserves
Reserve (accounting), any part of shareholders' equity, except for basic share capital
Natural resource reserves, natural resources that are economically recoverable, e.g. Oil reserves
Actuarial reserves, a liability equal to the present value of the future expected cash flows of a contingent event

Military reserve force, part-time military personnel and civilians who are available to fight when a nation mobilizes for war
Military reserve, military personnel not committed to battle so that they are available to address unforeseen situations
Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, "the Guard and Reserves"
War Reserve Stock, a collection of warfighting material held in reserve in pre-positioned storage to be used if needed in wartime

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