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reserve clause
noun
, Sports.
- the clause in the contract of a professional player in some sports that binds the player to a team for a season beyond the expiration of the contract in the event a new contract has not been made meanwhile or the player has not been sent to another team.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of reserve clause1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences
At the present time it is held that even when not expressed, the "reserve clause" is understood.
From Project Gutenberg
The reserve clause in contracts was the direct cause of that struggle.
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