RESERVE CLAUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reserve clause mean? 

• RESERVE CLAUSE (noun)
  The noun RESERVE CLAUSE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: RESERVE CLAUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESERVE CLAUSE (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

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

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)