reserves

réserves

Argent, matériel ou personnes gardés disponibles pour répondre à des besoins futurs.

En anglais simple : Supplies of money, materials, or people kept available for future needs.

• The company has large cash reserves.
• Their food reserves lasted all winter.
• The army called up its reserves.

Comment l'utiliser : reserves of something (The country has substantial reserves of natural gas.)

Synonymes : stocks, supplies

Expressions courantes : cash reserves, oil reserves, reserves of something