(historical) A list of officers on half pay who could be called upon in an emergency.

plural of mental reservation

The act of holding back some word or clause which is necessary to convey fully the meaning really intended by the speaker, distinct from equivocation.

(sports, Australia, New Zealand) A second division in a sporting league or competition.

plural of reserve grader

plural of reserve grade

(sports, Australia, New Zealand) A player in the reserve grade.

(sports) The second best team a club has. A team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team.

(idiomatic, law) The copyright holder of a creative work reserves all copyright-related rights, typically including the right to publish the work, to make derivative works of it, to distribute it, to make profit from it, to license a number of these rights to other people, and to forbid these uses by any unauthorized people, thus being entitled to take legal action against infringement.

(finance) A fund set up to ensure that dividends remain stable despite changes in a company's earnings