acceleration clause

noun

a provision in a contract that makes all obligations to be performed under the contract due immediately upon a specific occurrence, such as a breach

“Joe was mortified to learn that his failure to make a scheduled car payment triggered an acceleration clause requiring that the entire balance due on the car be paid immediately.”

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Meanings

nounacceleration clause (plural acceleration clauses)

plural acceleration clauses

  1. lawa provision in a contract that makes all obligations to be performed under the contract due immediately upon a specific occurrence, such as a breach

    Joe was mortified to learn that his failure to make a scheduled car payment triggered an acceleration clause requiring that the entire balance due on the car be paid immediately.

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APA

acceleration clause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceleration%20clause

MLA

“acceleration clause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceleration%20clause. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acceleration clause,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acceleration%20clause.

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