emergency reserves
Backup for disasters
Emergency reserves are funds, supplies, or resources set aside to address unexpected crises or urgent needs.
Governments maintain emergency reserves for natural disasters or economic shocks.
Individuals keep emergency reserves—typically several months of living expenses—to cover sudden job loss or medical bills.
The hurricane depleted the state's emergency reserves.
The term emphasizes both the crisis nature of potential use and the deliberate act of holding something back.
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- rainy day fundMoney saved for emergencies
- cacheConcealed storage spot
- stashHidden reserve
- war chestAccumulated resources for conflict
bonds · stock · gold bars · survival kit · savings account · nest egg · ration · protective equipment · volunteer network · vault · alternative · insurance payout · break glass · crisis response team · piggy bank · austerity measures · bunker · strategic planning
- military forcesarmy, allied forces, soldiers, troops, coalition forces
- reservesreserve, fuel reserve, army reserve, naval reserve, gold reserve
- Stockpilingstockpiling, storage, hoarding, stocking up, amassing
- water systemswater pipes, water pipe, water storage, water line, irrigation ditches
emergency reservesoperating budget
Allocated money for daily expenses
operational budget · discretionary spending · working capital · petty cash · fixed costs
emergency reservesdebt
Money owed another
deficit · living paycheck to paycheck · no safety net · shortfall · financial hole