リザーブ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reserve; book; hold for someone

Used as リザーブする for reserving or holding a seat, room, table, item, etc. For ordinary reservations, 予約する is more basic and more common, while リザーブ often has a service, business, or katakana-word feel.

• ホテルの会かい議ぎ室しつをリザーブしておいた。

  I reserved a conference room at the hotel.

• このテーブルはリザーブ済ずみです。

  This table has already been reserved.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

reserve; backup; substitute

Noun use for something or someone kept in reserve, especially a reserve player or backup member. Often appears as リザーブの〜 or in compounds.

• リザーブの選せん手しゅが後こう半はんに出しゅつ場じょうした。

  A reserve player entered the game in the second half.