Provision vs. Reserve

Provisionnoun

An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

Provisionnoun

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

Provisionnoun

Money set aside for a future event.

Provisionnoun

(accounting) A liability or contra account to recognise likely future adverse events associated with current transactions.

Provisionnoun

(legal) A clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.

Provisionnoun

(Roman Catholic) Regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

Provisionnoun

A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

Provisionverb

(transitive) To supply with provisions.

Provisionverb

To supply (a user) with an account, resources, etc. so that they can use a system.

Provisionnoun

The act of providing, or making previous preparation.

Provisionnoun

That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation.

Provisionnoun

Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; - often in the plural.

Provisionnoun

That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.

Provisionnoun

A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

Provisionnoun

A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation.

Provisionverb

To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.

Provisionnoun

a stipulated condition;

Provisionnoun

the activity of supplying or providing something

Provisionnoun

the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening;

Provisionnoun

a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)

Provisionverb

supply with provisions

Reservenoun

(behaviour) Restriction.

Reservenoun

The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.

Reservenoun

Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

Reservenoun

That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.

Reservenoun

A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited.

Reservenoun

A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose

Reservenoun

(Canada) A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group; Indian reserve (compare US reservation.)

Reservenoun

(military) A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.

Reservenoun

Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements.

Reservenoun

A reserve price in an auction.

Reservenoun

Wine held back and aged before being sold.

Reservenoun

(social) Something initially kept back for later use in a recreation.

Reservenoun

(sports) A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates.

Reservenoun

(card games) A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play.

Reservenoun

In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified.

Reservenoun

(calico printing) A resist.

Reservenoun

A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.

Reserveverb

To keep back; to retain.

Reserveverb

To keep in store for future or special use.

Reserveverb

To book in advance; to make a reservation.

Reserveverb

(obsolete) To make an exception of; to except.

Reserveverb

To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

Reserveverb

Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain; to make a reservation{7}.

Reserveverb

To make an exception of; to except.

Reservenoun

The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.

Reservenoun

That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.

Reservenoun

That which is excepted; exception.

Reservenoun

Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

Reservenoun

A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.

Reservenoun

A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.

Reservenoun

Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.

Reservenoun

That part of the assets of a bank or other financial institution specially kept in cash in a more or less liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all demands which may be made upon it;

Reservenoun

In exhibitions, a distinction which indicates that the recipient will get a prize if another should be disqualified.

Reservenoun

A resist.

Reservenoun

A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit.

Reservenoun

formality and propriety of manner

Reservenoun

something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

Reservenoun

an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out

Reservenoun

(medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

Reservenoun

a district that is reserved for particular purpose

Reservenoun

armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

Reservenoun

the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Reserveverb

hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency;

Reserveverb

give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause;

Reserveverb

obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance;

Reserveverb

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;

Reserveadjective

not engaged in military action

Reserveadjective

kept in reserve especially for emergency use;