Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
982,830,380 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Escalator clause

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.
Escalator clause
Provision in a contract allowing cost increases to be passed on. In an employment contract, for example an escalator clause may call for wage increases in line with inflation.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
25 percent raises each year for five years, and an escalator clause to account for inflation.
EAA OKS THREE-YEAR CONTRACT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
AFBF convention delegates voted that future farm supports should contain "an energy escalator clause because of the high prices of fuel and fertilizer.
Policy journal by Hillgren, Sonja / Farm Journal
Both sides seemed to agree that the Eighth Amendment was written with what Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar calls a built-in escalator clause.
The jury's still out: capital punishment & democracy by Vitullo-Martin, Julia / Commonweal
More results
 
Financial browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.