Investors monitor the levels of reserves held by an insurance company and do not like to see them fall.

Federal funds are the reserves held by banks at the Fed.

The copper mine was discovered near a river, an area which might hold gold reserves as well.

Germany and Japan also hold substantial strategic reserves of oil.

The department contends that there is now no need for large reserves held by the guarantee agencies.

It forms the reserves held by private banks, on the strength of which they issue loans to their clients.

Their national bank must hold large reserves of foreign currency to mitigate changes in supply and demand.

Simultaneously, they would hold increased reserves, up to 100%.

They do not hibernate in the winter months because their bodies are too small to hold sufficient fat reserves.

The postal financial services, for instance, pay no taxes or deposit insurance and are not required to hold reserves against potential losses.