clause

  • 41clause */ — UK [klɔːz] / US [klɔz] noun [countable] Word forms clause : singular clause plural clauses 1) legal a part of a legal document or law that officially states that something must be done There is a clause in the contract requiring a fee to be paid… …

    English dictionary

  • 42clause — [13] The etymological notion underlying clause is of ‘closing’ or ‘termination’. The word derives ultimately from Latin claudere (source of English close) and was originally applied either as a rhetorical term to the conclusion of a sentence, or… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 43clause — noun /klɔ:z/ a section of a contract ● There are ten clauses in the contract of employment. ● There is a clause in this contract concerning the employer’s right to dismiss an employee. ● According to clause six, payments will not be due until… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 44clause — [13] The etymological notion underlying clause is of ‘closing’ or ‘termination’. The word derives ultimately from Latin claudere (source of English close) and was originally applied either as a rhetorical term to the conclusion of a sentence, or… …

    Word origins

  • 45clause n — pause v, subordinate clause …

    English expressions

  • 46clause — noun 1》 a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank, and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. 2》 a particular and separate article, stipulation, or proviso in a treaty, bill, or contract.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47clause — noun (C) 1 a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document: A confidentiality clause was added to the contract. 2 technical a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but which is… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48clause — noun a new clause in the treaty Syn: section, paragraph, article, subsection; stipulation, condition, proviso, rider …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 49clause — /klɔz / (say klawz) noun 1. Grammar a group of words containing a subject and a predicate, forming part of a compound or complex sentence, or coextensive with a simple sentence. 2. part of a written composition containing complete sense in itself …

  • 50clause — nf. rézêrva (Albanais 001). E. : Fourberie. A1) v. , ajouter une clause avantageuse à un marché : se rezarvâ vp. (Saxel), s rézarvâ (001) …

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