Travel / A2

rez-uh-VAYSHUN/ˌrezəˈveɪʃn/

A reservation is a booking for a table, room, or seat: make a reservation, a table reservation, cancel a reservation. Book is the everyday British verb (book a table); reservation is the noun. Ticket is what you hold for travel. Do not write preservation (keeping old things) for reservation.

Meaning

An arrangement to keep a table, room, or seat for you.

Examples

• “We have a reservation for two at seven o’clock.”
• “Have you made a reservation at the restaurant?”
• “The hotel needs a reservation number at check-in.”

Good to know

make / cancel a reservation. Verb cousin: book a table. Mix-up: preservation.

Near in meaning

booking

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