reserve

Definition

A restriction.

Etymology

From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).

Example Sentences

• "The book is on reserve."
• "I accept your view with one reserve."
• "The tone was set at Trump’s Inauguration. Tech moguls streamed into Washington; some sat behind the President during his Inaugural Address, a signal of the power they would wield. Over the next 11 months, they would use their enormous cash reserves, cultural power, and momentum to push their products into homes across the world."