reserve

Reserve ( French réserve from Latin reservare ' to keep ' , ' to hold back') denotes a reserve or reserve for emergencies or need. This stockpiling can serve to survive crisis situations more easily.

use cases

With the civil emergency reserve and the federal grain reserve , the federal government keeps around 800,000 tons of food in decentralized warehouses. The Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief recommends creating an individual supply of beverages and food for 10 days.

The strategic oil reserve is a supply of crude oil and crude oil products in order to be able to bridge short-term supply bottlenecks.

Reserves are those quantities of raw materials that can be extracted with today's technology and at current prices.

The fuel reserve for cars is a fuel reserve for about 50 km. Reserve tanks are often structurally separate from the main tank, often in the form of a canister . A spare wheel is used to change a tire if a car tire is defective.

In the financial sector, currency reserves are used for foreign exchange market interventions to stabilize exchange rates. Gold reserves were used to cover currencies as part of the gold standard . Banks are legally obliged to maintain a mandatory balance as a minimum reserve with their central bank .

In medicine, reserve antibiotics are intended for use with resistant pathogens for a strict indication.

Individual evidence

↑ Brockhaus. The encyclopedia in 24 volumes . Study edition, 20th revised. u. act. Edition. tape 18 RAH – SAF. Brockhaus, Leipzig / Mannheim 2001, ISBN 978-3-7653-2410-9 , pp. 291 .
↑ Dieter Baer (Ed.): Duden Foreign Dictionary (= The Duden in 12 volumes . Volume 5 ). 7. Edit again u. exp. Edition. Duden Verlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2001, ISBN 978-3-411-04057-5 , pp. 863 .
↑ Anette Auberle (ed.): Duden dictionary of origin. Etymology of the German language (= Der Duden in 12 volumes . Volume 7 ). 3. completely rework. u. exp. Edition. Duden Verlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2001, ISBN 978-3-411-04073-5 , pp. 671 .
↑ Wolfgang Müller (Ed.): Duden dictionary of meanings (= Der Duden in 10 volumes . Volume 10 ). 2. completely rework. u. exp. Edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1985, ISBN 978-3-411-20911-8 , p. 522 .
↑ Guide to emergency preparedness and the right action in emergency situations. (PDF) In: bbk.bund.de. Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, December 2018, accessed on October 22, 2019 .

[1] Brockhaus. The encyclopedia in 24 volumes . Study edition, 20th revised. u. act. Edition. tape 18 RAH – SAF. Brockhaus, Leipzig / Mannheim 2001, ISBN 978-3-7653-2410-9 , pp. 291 .

[2] Dieter Baer (Ed.): Duden Foreign Dictionary (= The Duden in 12 volumes . Volume 5 ). 7. Edit again u. exp. Edition. Duden Verlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2001, ISBN 978-3-411-04057-5 , pp. 863 .

[3] Anette Auberle (ed.): Duden dictionary of origin. Etymology of the German language (= Der Duden in 12 volumes . Volume 7 ). 3. completely rework. u. exp. Edition. Duden Verlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2001, ISBN 978-3-411-04073-5 , pp. 671 .

[4] Wolfgang Müller (Ed.): Duden dictionary of meanings (= Der Duden in 10 volumes . Volume 10 ). 2. completely rework. u. exp. Edition. Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1985, ISBN 978-3-411-20911-8 , p. 522 .

[5] Guide to emergency preparedness and the right action in emergency situations. (PDF) In: bbk.bund.de. Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance, December 2018, accessed on October 22, 2019 .