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  • 21set-a|side — «SEHT uh SYD», noun. U.S. 1. raw materials, food, or other supplies reserved by federal order, especially for the use of the armed forces. 2. anything put in reserve …

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  • 22reserve — Synonyms and related words: Indian reservation, abstain, accessible, adjourn, allocate, allot, aloofness, alternate, alternative, aplomb, appoint, appropriate to, archives, assign, assign to, auxiliary, available, avoidance, backlog, backup,… …

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  • 23reserve — I. transitive verb (reserved; reserving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reserver, from Latin reservare, literally, to keep back, from re + servare to keep more at conserve Date: 14th century 1. a. to hold in reserve ; keep back <&#8230; …

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  • 24reserve — reservable, adj. reserveless, adj. /ri zerrv /, v., reserved, reserving, n., adj. v.t. 1. to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc. 2. to retain or secure by express stipulation. 3. to set apart for a particular use, purpose …

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  • 25reserve — /rəˈzɜv / (say ruh zerv) verb (t) (reserved, reserving) 1. to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc. 2. to retain or secure by express stipulation. 3. to secure or book in advance as accommodation, theatre seats, etc. 4. to&#8230; …

  • 26Reserve Bank of India — Infobox Central bank bank name in local = भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक image 1 = RBI Tower.jpg image title 1 = The RBI headquarters in Mumbai image 2 = image title 2 = headquarters = coordinates = established = April 1, 1935 president = Duvvuri Subbarao&#8230; …

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  • 27reserve — I n. restraint, coolness 1) to display, show reserve 2) to break down smb. s reserve limitation, restriction 3) without reserve (to accept a proposal without reserve) availability 4) in reserve (to hold/keep smt. in reserve) tract of land 5) a&#8230; …

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  • 28reserve — re•serve [[t]rɪˈzɜrv[/t]] v. served, serv•ing, n. adj. 1) to keep back or save for future use 2) to retain or secure by prior arrangement 3) to set apart for a particular use 4) to delay; postpone: to reserve judgment[/ex] 5) to retain (the&#8230; …

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  • 29set aside — verb 1. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause (Freq. 6) I will earmark this money for your research She sets aside time for meditation every day • Syn: ↑allow, ↑appropriate, ↑earmark, ↑reserve …

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  • 30reserve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. restriction, qualification; restraint, caution, reticence, dignity; store, stock. See silence, modesty, economy, taciturnity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A portion kept against emergencies] Syn. savings,&#8230; …

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