HIDDEN RESERVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("hidden reserve" is a kind of...):

reserve account; reserve fund (funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hidden reserve"):

cookie jar reserve (a hidden reserve that can be used to adjust quarterly earning reports)