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Reserve city \Reserve city\ (Banking)
In the national banking system of the United States, any of
certain cities in which the national banks are required (--U.
S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5191) to keep a larger reserve (25 per
cent) than the minimum (15 per cent) required of all other
banks. The banks in certain of the reserve cities
(specifically called {central reserve cities}) are required
to keep their reserve on hand in cash; banks in other reserve
cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these
banks (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5195).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{In reserve}, in keeping for other or future use; in store;
as, he has large quantities of wheat in reserve; he has
evidence or arguments in reserve.

{Reserve air}. (Physiol.) Same as {Supplemental air}, under
{Supplemental}.

Syn: Reservation; retention; limitation; backwardness;
reservedness; coldness; restraint; shyness; coyness;
modesty.