reserve clause

noun Sports.

the clause in the contract of a professional player in some sports that binds the player to a team for a season beyond the expiration of the contract in the event a new contract has not been made meanwhile or the player has not been sent to another team.

Origin of reserve clause

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby reserve clause

reserve, reserve air, reserve bank, reserve buoyancy, reserve capacity, reserve clause, reserve currency, reserve force, reserve officer, reserve officers training corps, reserve price