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escalation clause

escalator clause

noun
a provision in a contract calling for adjustments, usually increases, in charges, wages, or other payments, based on fluctuations in production costs, the cost of living, or other variables.
Also called, especially British, escalation clause.


Origin:
1925–30, Americanism
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