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reservism

reservism noun: the practice of an employee being kept in reserve and asked to work only when needed.

Noun

reservism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of an employee being kept in reserve and asked to work only when needed.

Origin of reservism

From reserve + -ism.

Questions about reservism

What does reservism mean?
Reservism means the practice of an employee being kept in reserve and asked to work only when needed.
What part of speech is reservism?
Reservism is a noun.

Words near reservism in the dictionary

  1. reservice
  2. reserviced
  3. reservices
  4. reservicing
  5. reserving
  6. reservism
  7. reservist
  8. reservists
  9. reservoir
  10. reservoir computer
  11. reservoir computers

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