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clause
[ klawz ]
noun
- Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document.
clause
/ ɔː /
noun
- grammar a group of words, consisting of a subject and a predicate including a finite verb, that does not necessarily constitute a sentence See also main clause subordinate clause coordinate clause
- a section of a legal document such as a contract, will, or draft statute
clause
- A group of words in a sentence that contains a subject and predicate . ( See dependent clause and independent clause .)
Derived Forms
- ˈܲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲa adjective
- sub·ܲa adjective
- ܲcܲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clause1
Example Sentences
Like De Bruyne, Gundogan's contract expires in June and while there is an option to extend by a year, it is not certain the clause will be activated.
Yet, if that eventuality was so certain, why has the information about the £5m 'return clause' made it into the public domain?
Mr Duda will not criticise Mr Trump nor accept that his actions and words have cast a doubt on the US commitment to Article 5, the mutual defence clause of the North Atlantic Treaty.
World champion Verstappen is under contract to Red Bull until the end of 2028 but there are clauses in his contract that could see him leave under certain circumstances.
The clause had been heralded by the bill's supporters as a safeguard that made it the strictest such legislation in the world.
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