reserve clause
noun · n
Simple meaning
A clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɪˈzɝvklɔz
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration
n
The reserve clause, in North American professional sports, was part of a player contract which stated that the rights to players were retained by the team upon the contract's expiration.
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This meaning: A clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration
Used this way, reserve clause is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a grammar or language-study use: it describes how language works, so it appears in teaching and reference writing.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Academic writing
- Education/classroom
- Technical/specialist writing
- Law/legal
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