RESERVE CLAUSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration

Example:

the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

article; clause (a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will))

Holonyms ("reserve clause" is a part of...):

contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

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