(n.) That part of the army, in Germany and Austria, which has completed the usual military service and is exempt from duty in time of peace, except that it is called out occasionally for drill.

Swiss bank account US Army Reserve US Naval Reserve agent alternate alternative analogy army reserves assets auxiliaries backlog backup balance bank account bottom dollar budget cache cash reserves cast change changeling checking account command of money company comparison complement copy counterfeit crew deputy double dummy eight eleven equal equivalent ersatz exchange exchequer fake fill-in finances first string first team five fund funds ghost ghostwriter home defense army home reserves imitation kitty landwehr life savings locum tenens makeshift means metaphor metonymy moneys nest egg next best thing nine organized reserves pecuniary resources personnel phony pinch hitter platoon pocket pool proxy purse reinforcements relief replacement representative reserve reserve forces reserve fund reserve supply reservoir resource resources ringer rowing crew savings savings account second string second team secondary sign sinking fund something in reserve spares squad stand-in stockpile string sub substance substituent substitute substitution succedaneum superseder supplanter supplementary reserves support surrogate symbol synecdoche team territorial reserves third string token treasure understudy unexpended balance unregistered bank account utility player varsity vicar vice-president vice-regent wherewithal