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Restriction vs Reservation - What's the difference?

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Restriction is a related term of reservation.


As nouns the difference between restriction and reservation

is that restriction is the act of restricting, or the state of being restricted while reservation is reservation.

restriction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
  • A regulation or limitation that restricts.
  • Derived terms

    * restriction enzyme

    reservation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
  • Something that is withheld or kept back.
  • A limiting qualification (often used in the plural).
  • I have reservations about your intentions.
  • (US) A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people; Indian reservation (compare Canadian (reserve)).
  • An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
  • (UK) The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway.
  • (India) The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).
  • Synonyms

    * booking (5) * median (6) * median strip (6)

    Abbreviations

    * res, rez (Indian reservation)