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management reserve

noun

C1CEFR level
45/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A pool held above the baseline for genuinely unforeseeable work, released only by senior authority.

This is out of scope entirely, so it's a management reserve call, not something I can approve.

Similar: strategic reserve

Topic: Project management in Business English

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