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English word

reserve

B2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /rɪˈzɜːv/US /rɪˈzɜːrv/
noun

a supply of something that is available to be used in the future or when it is needed

verb

to ask for a seat, table, room, etc. to be available for you or somebody else at a future time

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Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture
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I think PayPal had, at its height, probably 30 engineers for a system that's—I would say—is more sophisticated than the Federal Reserve clearing system.

Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture

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