单词 | getting-out clause |
释义 | > as lemmasgetting-out clause getting-out clause n. now somewhat rare a clause in a contract, treaty, etc., specifying circumstances under which a party can be freed from all or some of the obligations of the agreement.Cf. escape clause n. at escape n.1 Compounds, get-out clause n. at get-out n. 2b. ΚΠ 1883 Morning Post 21 May 2/1 The getting-out clause in the conditions of many two-year-old stakes at the trifling cost of the original entrance fee of £3 is looked upon with great favour in some quarters. 1926 E. Wallace Avenger xiv. 105 Jack Knebworth's got a contract which gives him carte blanche, and the only getting out clause is the one that gets me out! 1954 Times 15 Sept. 5/5 He appreciated the difference between an option to renew and a ‘getting out clause’. 2004 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 5 June (Computers section) 6 Make sure you are aware of any ‘getting-out clause’ if you decide you no longer want the service. < as lemmas |
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