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varaus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • allowance noun A fixed sum of money given regularly, especially to a child or for expenses.
  • booking noun A reservation made in advance, such as for travel, a hotel, or a table.
  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • dibs noun An informal claim to have or use something before anyone else.
  • earmark noun A mark made or tag attached to the ear of an animal (chiefly a livestock animal), generally to identify or indicate something about the animal, such as ownership, health or gestation status, etc.
  • hedge noun A row of closely planted bushes or shrubs forming a barrier or boundary.
  • prospect noun The possibility or likelihood of something happening in the future.
  • provision noun A supply of something needed for the future, especially food.
  • proviso noun A conditional provision to an agreement.
  • reservation noun A booking made in advance for a table, room, seat, or similar.
  • reserve verb To book or set something aside in advance for later use.

Senses

varaus is used for these senses in English:

  • allowance Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances.
  • booking A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation.
  • charge (electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge.
  • dibs (informal) The right to use or enjoy something exclusively or before anyone else.
  • earmark (finance) An act of designating certain funds to be used for a specific purpose; specifically (US, politics) , a designation by the Congress that certain federal funds be appropriated for a specific project.
  • hedge (linguistics, especially, applied linguistics, and, pragmatics) A noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement.
  • prospect (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
  • provision An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.

allowance — full definition

  1. noun A fixed sum of money given regularly, especially to a child or for expenses.
  2. noun An amount permitted or accepted as reasonable, especially as a deduction or adjustment.

booking — full definition

  1. noun A reservation made in advance, such as for travel, a hotel, or a table.
  2. noun An engagement arranged for a performer or act.
  3. noun The official recording of a suspect's details after arrest.
  4. noun A caution given to a player, recorded by the referee (football/soccer).

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