escalator clause

noun

A clause in a lease or contract that guarantees a change in the agreement price once a particular factor beyond control of either party affecting the value has been determined.

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Meanings

nounescalator clause (plural escalator clauses)

plural escalator clauses

  1. lawA clause in a lease or contract that guarantees a change in the agreement price once a particular factor beyond control of either party affecting the value has been determined.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

escalator clause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalator%20clause

MLA

“escalator clause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalator%20clause. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escalator clause,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalator%20clause.

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