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reserve clause

re·serve clause
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-zurv klawz]
    • /rɪˈzɜrv klɔz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-zurv klawz]
    • /rɪˈzɜrv klɔz/

Definitions of reserve clause words

  • noun reserve clause the clause in the contract of a professional player in some sports that binds the player to a team for a season beyond the expiration of the contract in the event a new contract has not been made meanwhile or the player has not been sent to another team. 1
  • noun reserve clause a condition in the contracts of professional baseball players, allowing team owners to extend expired contracts for one additional year 0

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Origin of reserve clause

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Reserve clause

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reserve clause popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

reserve clause usage trend in Literature

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